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Compensation for Torture Act, 1996.

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Nepal
Criminal and penal law; Human rights
1996-12-18
National
Law, Act

Second Region

No person who is in detention shall be tortured; torture is defined as "cruel, inhuman, or insulting treatment" of a person. Persons who were tortured may file for compensation at a district court.

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    Serial title
    Nepal Recorder
    Date
    1997-01-25
    Number
    No. 2
    Page range
    pp. 23-28