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Chapter13 Kerala I. Overview Ruled by the Congress Party, Kerala despite having no internal armed conflict continues to witness serious human rights violations by the law enforcement personnel. The use of electric shock batons against students of Pariyaram Medical College campus during a lathi-charge on 18 October 2004 indicates the use of illegal and disproportionate force. The police have also been responsible for custodial death, arbitrary arrest, detention and torture.
INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Kerala Land alienation of the Adivasis, indigenous peoples is a serious problem. There have also been reports of sexual exploitation of tribal girls and killing of children by unwed tribal mothers. Extreme poverty and burden of debt forced many farmers to commit suicide by consuming pesticides. As many as 17 farmers committed suicide in March and April 2004 with 11 farmers in Wayanad district, 2 in Kannur district, and one each in Kasargod, Palakkad, Kottayam and Idukki districts. The weak functioning of the State Human Rights Commission remained a serious concern. On 11 March 2004, the Kerala High Court temporarily stayed the functioning of the State Human Rights Commission until a full Commission was constituted as provided under Section 21 of the Human Rights Protection Act of 1993. The court held that the appointment of the two members without constituting a five-member full Commission was not in accordance with law. 1 II. Human rights violations by law enforcement personnel i. Arbitrary deprivation of the right to life The law enforcement personnel continued to be responsible for serious human rights violations including arbitrary deprivation of the right to life. The custodial deaths have been consistently rising in Kerala. The National Human Rights Commission registered 20 custodial deaths in 1999-2000 in Kerala, 126 27 in 2000-2001, 37 in 2001-2002 and 54 in 2002-2003. 2 On 16 May 2004, A.P. Sajeev of Kodannur NSS Nagar, Thrissur, died in police custody after being taken into custody by a traffic police team along with his pillion rider, V.J. Manoj of Kodannur, on charges of drunken driving from Kizhakkumpattukara in the city. Sajeev allegedly refused to accompany the police to the station for breath analysis but he was taken to the police station in the jeep of the Flying Squad. The police stated that he was taken to the Thrissur Medical College Hospital when he complained of chest pain, but died before reaching the hospital. Manoj alleged that the police had tortured Sajeev in the jeep. 3 On 12 October 2004, a 30-year-old man, Shibu, a driver reportedly died in the police custody of the Thrissur Town West Police Station in Kerala. Shibu was found dead in the toilet of the police station after he along with two other men was arrested and detained at the Thrissur Town West Police Station on the charges of possessing cannabis on 11 October 2004. The police claimed to have seized 3 kilograms of cannabis at the time of the arrest. The family members of the deceased, however, alleged that Shibu had no criminal record and had been in a good condition at the time of his arrest. They alleged that he had died due to brutal torture while the police claimed that the victim had committed suicide out of shame. The victim’s family alleged that they saw the victim’s body having cuts and bruises, indicating that he
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Contents Preface v Andhra Pradesh 1
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