(a) whether India is a signatory to the International Convention against Torture and other cruel inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether India is not a state party to the Convention;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the reasons for not ratifying the Convention by India after signing it in 1997?
THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)
(a) Yes.
(b) The Convention, which entered into force in 1987, seeks to outlaw torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment, internationally.
(c) to (e) India is not a State Party to the Convention, as in the absence of enabling domestic legislation, we are
yet to ratify it.