Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Torture in India

The Indian Border Security Force has been caught torturing and sexually abusing their victims. Soni Sori, a women from Chhattisgarh State and schoolteacher, is one victim of their abuse. While the BSF is charged with protecting India's borders from smugglers and the like, it has also been detaining its prisoners and torturing them. The government even presented a medal of gallantry to one such policeman. I believe that this must end. There shouldn't be illegal abuse of prisoners, no matter where they are from or what crimes they have committed. There is a protocol, and, as a security force of the government, they should honor such laws. Better that criminals stand before a judge for their crimes where they will be fairly prosecuted, rather than be tortured behind the scenes. This abuse and lack of humanity must end.

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