UN-CERD urges the Indian Govt to repeal the AFSPA within 1 year.
United Nations Committee on Racial Discrimination under the International Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination discussed seriously the periodic reports of India (CERD/C/IND/19) at Geneva on 23rd and 26th February 2007. Further the committee at its 1809th meeting (CERD/C/SR.1809) held on 6th March 2007 adopted in its Concluding observation of paragraph 12 page no. 3 on Armed Forces (Special Power) Act 1956.
The Committee notes with concern that the State party has not implemented the recommendations of the Committee to Review the Armed Forces Special Power Act 1958 to repeal the Act under which members of the armed forces may not be prosecuted unless such prosecution is authorised by the Central Government and have wide powers to search and arrest suspects without a warrant or to use forces against persons or property in Manipur and other north-eastern states which are inhabited by tribal peoples (art. 2(1)(c), 5(b), (d) and (6)
The Committee urges the State party to repeal the Armed Forces special Power Act and to replace it “by a more human Act.” In accordance with the recommendations contained in the 2005 report of the above Review Committee set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It also requests the state party to release the report.
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Bangalore Press meet & Discussion on repeal AFSPA campaign & UN-CERD recommendations
WHERE : SCM House, (behind Priyadarshini Handlooms), CSI compound, Mission Road, Bangalore.
WHEN : 11 AM, 07/01/2008 Monday onday
Contact : 09446545336 / 09945282056
activists from United NGO Mission Manipur will be present on the meeting. Be there with your friends.
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Press Briefing note about AFSPA :
