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NPL-1996-L-45831
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Title_of_text
Compensation for Torture Act, 1996.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Nepal
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law; Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
1996-12-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
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.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Laws on-line in English
Author
Nepal Law Commission
Place of publication
www.lawcommission.gov.np
Country
Nepal
URL
http://www.lawcommission.gov.np
File
NPL45831.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Serial region
Serial title
Nepal Recorder
Date
1997-01-25
Number
No. 2
Page range
pp. 23-28