State terrorism : Torture, extra-judicial killings, and forced disappearnces in India

Contents;
Acknowledgements ;
Foreword ;
Acronyms ;
Glossary of terms;
Introduction;

Chapter 1: A history of repression;
Protections against torture, extra-judicial killings and forced disappearances;
The Indian Police Force: A colonial legacy;
Draconian legislation: A colonial legacy;
Chapter 2: The police and forest department officials;
Testimonies at the Independent People’s Tribunal;
Chapter 3: Torture in India;
Torture as a tool of interrogation;
Torture as a means of suppressing civil dissent; Methods of torture;
Sexual violence;
Custodial death;
Impunity;
Failure of medical authorities to provide treatment to torture victims;
Chapter 4: Struggles for self-determination;
Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s;
Living under AFSPA in the Northeast: A case study of Manipur;
Kashmir: State terror in the valley;
Chapter 5: Violence related to economic development;
The growth of industrialisation;
Violence related to economic development: Chhattisgarh;
Violence related to economic development: Jharkhand;
Violence related to economic development: Andhra Pradesh;
Violence related to economic development: West Bengal;
Naxalism;
Chapter 6: Communalism;
The Sikh Massacres (1984);
The Mumbai riots (1992-93);
Gujarat genocide (2002);
Dargah riots, Gujarat (2006);
Orissa – Attacks on the Christians (2008);
State Terrorism;
Chapter 7: Encounter Killings: “Terrorists”, “Gangsters” and “Naxalites” ;
Encounters: A Popular Practice ;
Encountering “Naxalites”;
Gangsters in Mumbai;
Terrorists in Gujarat;
Chapter 8: Defend the human rights defenders;
Dr. Binayek Sen;
Advocate Amarnath Pandey;
Prashant Rahi;
Pratap Singh;
Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM);
People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL);
Opponents to economic development policy;
Chapter 9: A dark future?
Assault on the Rule of Law;
Fighting impunity;
Chapter 10: Conclusions for reform;
Police reform;
Legislative reform;
Empower the NHRC and SHRCs;
Recommendations;
Annexure: Testimonies of the Independent People's Tribunal.