Senate passes bill to criminalise custodial deaths, torture

The Senate on Monday passed “The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2021” to define ‘torture, custody and custodial deaths’ inflicted by any person, police or law enforcement agency, under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The bill, moved by Senator Sherry Rehman, was also supported by Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari. […]