Norma relacionada
India
Practice Relating to Rule 119. Accommodation for Women Deprived of Their Liberty
Indian regulations provide that detained women may not be housed with men, and that, where possible, women should be looked after by female police officers.
India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Circular on the treatment of women demonstrators by the police, Doc. No. VI-25013/4/81-GPA.II, 4 April 1981, Report on the Practice of India, 1997, Chapter 5.3.
An Indian police order dating from 1984 states that detained women shall be looked after by female police officers.
India, Commissioner of Police, Standing Order No. 93, Arrest of Women, Doc. No. 9609-9909/C&T-AC-II, 5 May 1984, Article 9, Report on the Practice of India, 1997, Chapter 5.3.
