Although now confined to border areas against suspected rebels and terrorists, 
it’s only a matter of time before it is more widely practised against other 
elements in the rest of the country, since it is considered ‘clean torture’, 
leaving no marks or scars behind.

Here is an Al Jazeera English article revealing more shocking information and 
data on custodial torture and deaths.

Public pressure to ratify the 1997 International Convention against Torture 
which India has signed will help those in custody. It’s not fitting that the 
world’s largest democracy, is one of only nine countries not to yet implement 
its provisions.

“Assam forces accused of waterboarding detainees”

http://aje.io/5nrhd

Roland Francis
Toronto

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