National Human Rights Association (NHRC)

In July 2010, India legal news reports indicate that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which has restricted jurisdiction over human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, wants the limitation to be removed. This action was prompted by recent allegations of transgressions in the state.

Guidelines for arrests are rarely followed in most countries. The horrifying accounts of how brutally arrested persons are treated by the police once they are in their custody is common knowledge in India. We know that being arrested is equivalent to being tortured and forced to admit to crimes that we may not even have dreamed of. For the same reasons, it is essential to understand the guidelines for arrests.