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Background Reports about AFSPA

Reports

  • Armed Forces Special Powers Act:A study in National Security tyranny South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre, New Delhi
  • India: Briefing on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 Amnesty International
  • AFSPA : Licence to Kill Publication of INSAF
  • The AFSPA: Lawless Law Enforcement According to the Law? A representation to the Committee to Review the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, 21 January 2005 Asian centre for Human rights
  • India: Time to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act Amenesty International Public Spatement 10 July 2006
  • Repeal Armed Forces Special Power act By Pushkar Raj and Mahipal Singh, PUCL-Delhi, 13 August 2004
  • Review of AFSPA: Too Little, Too Late ACHR, 3 November 2004
  • An analysis of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 PUCL Bulletin, March 2005
  • Saheli & PUDR factsheet on AFSPA
  • INTERVIEW with Irom Sharmila In Tehelka Tehelka
  • Indiatogether Reports from Manipur indiatogether

    • Short documentary films

  • AFSPA 1958
  • "Untitled: 3 Narratives" and "Tales from the Margins"
    These documentaries focus on the conflict situation in Manipur and its impact on the women. They focus upon the unprecedented naked protest by the Imas (mothers) of Manipur and Manorama's killing; the custodial killing of Sanamacha; and the fast-unto-death by Sharmila since 2000.
  • Redefining Peace: Women Lead the way Directed by K.P Sasi. The clip about Sharmila Irom's struggle from this film is available Online at Google Video Watch the Clip