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India lacks comprehensive guidelines and protocols for medico-legal examination of victims of torture and for autopsies of suspected deaths. Even though the law mandates a medical examination of persons in police custody, India lacks standard protocol for the same and police torture often goes unnoticed. Similar lacunae are found in instances of medico-legal examination of unnatural custodial deaths as well as victims of rape. To address these gaps, CEHAT set up an expert advisory committee comprising of medico-legal experts, lawyers and human rights advocates to co-create protocols for examination and treatment of torture and comprehensive guidelines for autopsies.
Webinar on - Medicolegal examination of custodial torture and death: Gaps in procedures and protocols of the police and the health system
CEHAT is running a 24*7 helpline to respond to women and girls facing violence .Please call this number 9029073154 for support and assistance.