India: The Prevention of Terrorism Bill. Past abuses revisited

India: The Prevention of Terrorism Bill. Past abuses revisited

Index Number: ASA 20/022/2000
Date Published: 22 June 2000
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, India

This report looks at the Prevention of Terrorism Bill as drafted by the Law Commission primarily in relation to international human rights standards and sounds a warning note. It argues that several provisions of the draft legislation violate international human rights standards and that if enacted, the legislation will facilitate violations of numerous rights which the Government of India is obligated to safeguard.