Torture endemic in Pakistan: AHRC
AHRC also said that it is also quite well known in Pakistan that torture prevails both in police and military custody. The primary method by which crimes are investigated is still the torture.
ASIAN HUMAN rights commission has said that amidst the demonstration of the most cruel form of torture by the police, armed forces, the intelligence agencies and paramilitary forces during the last year, from July 2009 to June this year, the government of Pakistan has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention against Torture, Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
AHRC also said that it is also quite well known in Pakistan that torture prevails both in police and military custody. The primary method by which crimes are investigated is still the use of torture and in almost all police stations torture takes place daily. Dealing with this issue by the development of the police force will now be one of the main obligations of the state. Civil society and human rights organisations must now take greater interest in the attempt to eliminate the use of torture within the policing system
According to AHRC Torture in custody is a very common phenomenon in Pakistan because of the rouged legal system and impotent rule of law. The laws of the land are silent on the issue of torture by the law enforcement agencies. The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) has no specific section about torture; it deals only about the word “hurt” and, even, in the definition of ‘hurt’ the state authorities, who are mainly responsible for exercising torture, are not mentioned in any way.
The criminal procedure code (CrPc) also does not mention any clause for punishing perpetrators of torture. The existence of a rogue legal system has meant that serious issues of torture are disregarded. Therefore, law enforcement authorities are given free hand to use torture as the best way to mint the money and obtain confessional statements which favour the police and other law enforcement authorities.
According to AHRC Torture in custody is a very common phenomenon in Pakistan because of the rouged legal system and impotent rule of law. The laws of the land are silent on the issue of torture by the law enforcement agencies. The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) has no specific section about torture; it deals only about the word “hurt” and, even, in the definition of ‘hurt’ the state authorities, who are mainly responsible for exercising torture, are not mentioned in any way.
The criminal procedure code (CrPc) also does not mention any clause for punishing perpetrators of torture. The existence of a rogue legal system has meant that serious issues of torture are disregarded. Therefore, law enforcement authorities are given free hand to use torture as the best way to mint the money and obtain confessional statements which favour the police and other law enforcement authorities.
AHRC shared that If Pakistan can develop its policing system based on modern policing philosophies and methodologies, the country will make a great leap towards becoming a nation based on the rule of law and democracy.
According to AHRC Torture in custody still needs attention from the law makers after so many ruthless demonstrations from the police and armed forces. During the past year (July 2009 to June 2010), the law enforcement agencies have shown their power of impunity by conducting torture in the open places before the public—women were not spared from facing torture before many persons. The reason is that there is no law in existence which criminalizes torture.
According to AHRC Torture in custody still needs attention from the law makers after so many ruthless demonstrations from the police and armed forces. During the past year (July 2009 to June 2010), the law enforcement agencies have shown their power of impunity by conducting torture in the open places before the public—women were not spared from facing torture before many persons. The reason is that there is no law in existence which criminalizes torture.
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