Jun 26 2026
The Global Torture Index 2025 classifies India as a country with “high risk” of torture and ill treatment, and the signed UN Convention Against Torture is yet to be ratified.
oday, June 26 is observed as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
After appearing in a case related to the firing, Tiphagne said CM Vijay did not respond to his appeal to drop action against the 101 anti-Sterlite protesters in Thoothukudi.
MADURAI: Advocate and human rights activist Henri Tiphagne has charged the TVK government with failing to take action against the 21 officials named in Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission’s report on police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters.
