Under the 1984 CAT, Article 14 provides for the right to:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Article 14(1) CAT 1984: 'Each State Party shall ensure in its legal system that the victim of an act of torture obtains redress and has an enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation, including the means for as full rehabilitation as possible. In the event of the death of the victim as a result of an act of torture, his dependants shall be entitled to compensation.'
2. Article 14(2): nothing in this article shall affect any right of the victim or other persons to compensation which may exist under national law.
3. India has SIGNED but not RATIFIED CAT.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — Convention Against Torture 1984, Article 14_
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