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Another man died this week after a "medical emergency" inside the Harris County Jail, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. This marks the sixth reported in-custody death so far this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/08/14/496618/man-dies-after-medical-emergency-within-the-harris-county-jail-marking-sixth-reported-death-this-year/

#Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Local #News #CustodyDeaths #HarrisCountyJail #JailDeath

How many Kashmiri civilian lives are equal to an ‘official secret’?

Military administration and the unequal hand of law ensure that the lives of civilians in Kashmir sell cheaper than a secret under the Official Secrets Act, writes Gursimran Kaur Bakshi.

#kashmir #AFSPA #OfficialSecretsAct #CustodyDeaths #48RashtriyaRifles #IndianArmy #HumanRights #india

https://theleaflet.in/how-many-kashmiri-civilian-lives-are-equal-to-an-official-secret/

How the Quicksand of Counter-Insurgency Operations Has Hurt Indian Army's Core Value

The recent Rajouri-Poonch incident has offered a chance to start the process of recovery and climb out of the morass. Distinguish between criminality and a genuine mistake. Instead of incentivising criminal behaviour using the plea of troops’ morale, prosecute and punish the criminals in uniform. Make an example of them. Ghazala Wahab writes.

#kashmir #poonch #rajouri #CustodyDeaths #torture #IndianArmy #AFSPA #HumanRights #militancy #CounterInsurgency #india

https://thewire.in/security/how-the-quicksand-of-counter-insurgency-operations-has-hurt-indian-armys-core-value

‘They died in front of my eyes’: Eyewitness recounts torture of Poonch villagers in Army custody

Eighty-year-old villager, among the nine picked up for questioning from Topa Peer village, said the men were beaten continuously for over five hours.

#kashmir #poonch #CustodyDeaths #IndianArmy #torture #HumanRights #india

https://scroll.in/article/1061399/they-died-in-front-of-my-eyes-eyewitness-recounts-torture-of-poonch-villagers-in-army-custody

Mehbooba Mufti barred from meeting families of Gujjar civilians killed by Army

Mehbooba staged a sit-in on the forest road in protest, and her People’s Democratic Party colleagues and supporters fiercely resisted the police. But they were bundled into vehicles and sent back.

#kashmir #MehboobaMufti #PDP #gujjars #CustodyDeaths #IndianArmy #torture #BJP #india

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/mehbooba-mufti-barred-from-meeting-families-of-gujjar-civilians-killed-by-army/cid/1990503

In Poonch, deaths in Army custody leave tribal community with a bitter sense of betrayal

The three men who allegedly died of torture belong to the Gujjar-Bakarwal community, which has been an ally in the Army’s fight against militancy.

#kashmir #poonch #rajouri #bufliaz #IndianArmy #CustodyDeaths #militancy #gujjars #bakarwals #IndianArmedForces #india

https://scroll.in/article/1061326/in-poonch-deaths-in-army-custody-leave-tribal-community-with-a-bitter-sense-of-betrayal

Telangana: The role of facial recognition system in the custodial death of Khadir

'What has happened to Mohammad Khadir is wrong. There has to be an investigation into this and corrections have to be made in Telangana with regard to policing practices'.

#telangana #TelanganaPolice #medak #StateSurveillance #CCTNS #FRT #FacialRecognition #AI #policing #CivilRights #HumanRights #CustodyDeaths #hyderabad #india

https://www.siasat.com/telangana-the-role-of-facial-recognition-system-in-the-custodial-death-of-khadir-2529787/