Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013
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title:
Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013
text:
The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013 is an Act passed by the Jatiya Sangsad in 2013 to prohibit torture in custody in Bangladesh. The law states that the Police, Rapid Action Battalion, Border Guard Bangladesh, Customs, Immigration Department, Criminal Investigation Department, intelligence agencies, Ansar & VDP, Coast Guard and other public servants cannot extract confessional statements via torture. The law states any custodian torturing a detainee would be liable of committi
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Legislation in Bangladesh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_and_Custodial_Death_(Prevention)_Act,_2013
date created:
2021-03-07T09:42:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T08:36:12Z
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