Asian rights body lauds NHRC order to Army to pay compensation for innocents torture in Assam

Monday - Mar 15, 2010, 05:38pm (GMT+5.5)

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New Delhi, Mar. 15 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today welcomed the order of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that directed the Ministry of Defence, Government of India to pay a compensation of Rs. 50,000 each to two torture victims, namely Bhadrakanta Baruah and Ghana
Neog who were tortured in the custody of the 871st Field Regiment of the Army at Maibela camp in Sivasagar district, Assam on 31st January 2009. (ANI)

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