Kathmandu, June 26: Detainees languishing in various police custodies in various 10 districts across the country are subject to tortures at the hands of concerned police, said a report prepared by Advocacy Forum Nepal.
The report made public on Saturday said that of the total 1,212 detainees from various police custodies in 10 districts on whom the study was carried out, 17.2 percent were exposed to tortures and ill-treatment.
The percentage of incidents of detainees receiving tortures and ill-treatment is higher as compared to 2014.
Jhapa district is reported to have higher 34 percent of incidents of tortures meted out against detainees followed by Banke and Kathmandu with 25.8 percent and 24.3 percent respectively.
Likewise, Kaski district recorded 20 percent of incidents of tortures and ill-treatment against detainees while Baglung and Myagdi received zero percent of such incidents.
Forum Chair Acharya claimed that the case study of the detainees shows that the cases of torture were on the wane yearly. According to him, a study conducted in 2001 showed that the 75 per cent of detainees were tortured.
He said, “The detainees are given less torture lately. Police seem to acknowledge the human rights of the detainees.”
The report shows that the cases of torture have increased in Rupandeshi district while in Kanchanpur and Parbat record the lowest cases of torture.
The study shows that the cases of torture against children stood at 21.8 per cent and adult at 15.9 per cent.
Superintendent of Police Puja Singh reaffirmed the commitment towards human right and pledge that the treatment towards detainees will be improved. RSS
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