Gunners ShotMr Sree Iyer and I had a one on one discussion on AFSPA. We spoke of its necessity in disturbed areas, how it is misunderstood and why it should continue.
https://youtu.be/ASY3dplkDsk
There are reports in the media of normalcy in J&K and some clamour for removal of AFSPA. Absence of normalcy is not peace and AFSPA remains a necessary instrument of the state to bring any disturbed area back to normalcy. In this context Lt Gen Satish Dua (R) and I shared some thoughts on AFSPA.
https://youtube.com/live/gFpswiD22IA?feature=share
IndiaNewsWatchInside The 20-Fold Surge In Assam’s Encounter Killings
Under BJP chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the state has recorded more than 200 police ‘encounters’ since 2021, with over 80 killed and 180 injured. The encounters evoke memories of the 1990s’ ‘secret killings’ of over 400 separatists and their sympathisers by unidentified killers.
#assam #EncounterKillings #BJP #crime #ULFA #AFSPA #AssamPolice #BJPStates #india
Shootings Of Cattle-Smugglers, Drug Peddlers, Suspected Insurgents: Inside The 20-Fold Surge In Assam’s Encounter Killings
Three men picnicking a week before the new year were shot by Assam police and accused of travelling to join a militant group. Two more police encounters followed the same week, and one suicide, on the heels of three grenade blasts. Under Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the state has recorded more than 200 police ‘encounters’ since 2021, with over 80 killed and 180 injured. The encounters evoke memories of the 1990s’ ‘secret killings’ of over 400 separatists and their sympathisers by unidentified killers.
IndiaNewsWatchEmpty rooms, silenced voices: What remains of Kashmiri civil society’s valiant fight for justice
The painstaking work of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society highlighted the systemic violence and the repression of human rights. Freny Maneckshaw writes.
#kashmir #HumanRights #JKCCS #UAPA #torture #militarisation #ForcedDisappearances #AFSPA #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #KhurramParvez #IrfanMehraj #AasiaJeelani #india
How many Kashmiri civilian lives are equal to an ‘official secret’?
Military administration and the unequal hand of law ensure that the lives of civilians in Kashmir sell cheaper than a secret under the Official Secrets Act, writes Gursimran Kaur Bakshi.
#kashmir #AFSPA #OfficialSecretsAct #CustodyDeaths #48RashtriyaRifles #IndianArmy #HumanRights #india
https://theleaflet.in/how-many-kashmiri-civilian-lives-are-equal-to-an-official-secret/
How many Kashmiri civilian lives are equal to an ‘official secret’? – The Leaflet
Military administration and the unequal hand of law ensure that the lives of civilians in Kashmir sell cheaper than a secret under the Official Secrets Act. — ON December 11, the Supreme Court upheld the Union government’s exercise of de-operationalisation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The August 5, 2019 abrogation ended the special
How the Quicksand of Counter-Insurgency Operations Has Hurt Indian Army's Core Value
The recent Rajouri-Poonch incident has offered a chance to start the process of recovery and climb out of the morass. Distinguish between criminality and a genuine mistake. Instead of incentivising criminal behaviour using the plea of troops’ morale, prosecute and punish the criminals in uniform. Make an example of them. Ghazala Wahab writes.
#kashmir #poonch #rajouri #CustodyDeaths #torture #IndianArmy #AFSPA #HumanRights #militancy #CounterInsurgency #india
How the Quicksand of Counter-Insurgency Operations Has Hurt Indian Army's Core Value
The recent Rajouri-Poonch incident has offered a chance to start the process of recovery and climb out of the morass. Distinguish between criminality and a genuine mistake. Instead of incentivising criminal behaviour using the plea of troops’ morale, prosecute and punish the criminals in uniform. Make an example of them.
Govt’s normalcy narrative faces off against realities in J&K
How do the Union government’s claims about peace in Kashmir stand up in light of the recent outrage around civilian killings and violence across the region? Sushant Singh writes.
#kashmir #militancy #CivilianDeaths #gujjars #IndianArmy #torture #AFSPA #HumanRights #UnionGovt #article370abrogation #india
Optics Aside, the Truth Behind Manipur's Ceasefire Agreement
The reality is that only a faction of the UNLF has participated in the peace talks – much smaller in terms of cadre capacity than the one that has decided to stay away from the latest ‘ceasefire’ with the government.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #UNLF #ManipurCeasefire #BirenSingh #AFSPA #india
https://thewire.in/politics/manipurs-ceasefire-agreement-explained
Two years on, human rights defender Khurram Parvez waiting for his human rights to be defended
As Khurram Parvez, perhaps the most prominent face of human rights work in Jammu and Kashmir, completes two years behind bars without trial today, activists call it a travesty.
#kashmir #KhurramParvez #HumanRights #activism #dissent #UAPA #DranonianLaws #JKCCS #IndianArmedForces #AFSPA #india
Two years on, human rights defender Khurram Parvez waiting for his human rights to be defended – The Leaflet
As Khurram Parvez, perhaps the most prominent face of human rights work in Jammu and Kashmir, completes two years behind bars without trial today, activists call it a travesty.
AFSPA extended in four Assam districts, withdrawn from four others
The Act will now only apply to the districts of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056877/afspa-extended-in-four-assam-districts-withdrawn-from-four-others
