IndiaNewsWatch<p>Inside The 20-Fold Surge In Assam’s Encounter Killings</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EncounterKillings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EncounterKillings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJP</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ULFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULFA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AssamPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssamPolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJPStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJPStates</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://article-14.com/post/shootings-of-cattle-smugglers-drug-peddlers-suspected-insurgents-inside-the-20-fold-surge-in-assam-s-encounter-killings-660f6afe217d1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">article-14.com/post/shootings-</span><span class="invisible">of-cattle-smugglers-drug-peddlers-suspected-insurgents-inside-the-20-fold-surge-in-assam-s-encounter-killings-660f6afe217d1</span></a></p>
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IndiaNewsWatch<p>Empty rooms, silenced voices: What remains of Kashmiri civil society’s valiant fight for justice</p><p>The painstaking work of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society highlighted the systemic violence and the repression of human rights. Freny Maneckshaw writes.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JKCCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JKCCS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UAPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAPA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/militarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militarisation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ForcedDisappearances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedDisappearances</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndianArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndianArmedForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmedForces</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/KhurramParvez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KhurramParvez</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrfanMehraj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrfanMehraj</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AasiaJeelani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AasiaJeelani</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/article/1065446/empty-rooms-silenced-voices-what-remains-of-kashmiri-civil-societys-valiant-fight-for-justice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scroll.in/article/1065446/empt</span><span class="invisible">y-rooms-silenced-voices-what-remains-of-kashmiri-civil-societys-valiant-fight-for-justice</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>How many Kashmiri civilian lives are equal to an ‘official secret’?</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OfficialSecretsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfficialSecretsAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CustodyDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CustodyDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/48RashtriyaRifles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>48RashtriyaRifles</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theleaflet.in/how-many-kashmiri-civilian-lives-are-equal-to-an-official-secret/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theleaflet.in/how-many-kashmir</span><span class="invisible">i-civilian-lives-are-equal-to-an-official-secret/</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>How the Quicksand of Counter-Insurgency Operations Has Hurt Indian Army's Core Value</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poonch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poonch</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rajouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rajouri</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CustodyDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CustodyDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CounterInsurgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CounterInsurgency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/security/how-the-quicksand-of-counter-insurgency-operations-has-hurt-indian-armys-core-value" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/security/how-the-qu</span><span class="invisible">icksand-of-counter-insurgency-operations-has-hurt-indian-armys-core-value</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Govt’s normalcy narrative faces off against realities in J&K</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilianDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilianDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gujjars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gujjars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/article370abrogation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>article370abrogation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/govt-s-normalcy-narrative-faces-off-against-realities-in-j-k-2830364" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">deccanherald.com/opinion/govt-</span><span class="invisible">s-normalcy-narrative-faces-off-against-realities-in-j-k-2830364</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Optics Aside, the Truth Behind Manipur's Ceasefire Agreement</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/manipur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipur</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManipurViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManipurViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/meiteis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meiteis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kukis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kukis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UNLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNLF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManipurCeasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManipurCeasefire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirenSingh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirenSingh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/politics/manipurs-ceasefire-agreement-explained" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/politics/manipurs-c</span><span class="invisible">easefire-agreement-explained</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Two years on, human rights defender Khurram Parvez waiting for his human rights to be defended</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KhurramParvez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KhurramParvez</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DranonianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DranonianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JKCCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JKCCS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianArmedForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmedForces</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theleaflet.in/two-years-on-human-rights-defender-khurram-parvez-waiting-for-his-human-rights-to-be-defended/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theleaflet.in/two-years-on-hum</span><span class="invisible">an-rights-defender-khurram-parvez-waiting-for-his-human-rights-to-be-defended/</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>AFSPA extended in four Assam districts, withdrawn from four others</p><p>The Act will now only apply to the districts of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo.</p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/latest/1056877/afspa-extended-in-four-assam-districts-withdrawn-from-four-others" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scroll.in/latest/1056877/afspa</span><span class="invisible">-extended-in-four-assam-districts-withdrawn-from-four-others</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianArmedForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmedForces</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nagaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagaland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>AFSPA extended in Manipur for 6 months from October 1 barring 19 police stations of Imphal Valley</p><p>The disturbed area declaration under AFSPA in Manipur (except Imphal Municipality area) is in operation since 2004.</p><p><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/afspa-extended-in-manipur-for-6-months-from-october-1-barring-19-police-stations-of-valley/article67352570.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/afs</span><span class="invisible">pa-extended-in-manipur-for-6-months-from-october-1-barring-19-police-stations-of-valley/article67352570.ece</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/manipur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipur</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisturbedArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisturbedArea</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManipurViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManipurViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManipurHillAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManipurHillAreas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/meiteis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meiteis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kukis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kukis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Several hill villages in Manipur wrongly included in valley districts: ST panel</p><p>The NCST had asked the State to review an order moving forest land from Kangpokpi to Imphal East without the approval of the Hill Areas Committee.</p><p><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/several-hill-villages-in-manipur-wrongly-included-in-valley-districts-st-panel/article67296353.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/oth</span><span class="invisible">er-states/several-hill-villages-in-manipur-wrongly-included-in-valley-districts-st-panel/article67296353.ece</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/manipur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipur</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManipurViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManipurViolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NCST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCST</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/meiteis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meiteis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kukis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kukis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KukiZos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KukiZos</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ATSUM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATSUM</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HAC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Are the new criminal law bills really anti-colonial? Here’s why experts say no</p><p>Home Minister Amit Shah promised that the bills would overhaul our criminal justice system. However, the proposed reforms may be colonial in spirit too.</p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/article/1054534/are-the-new-criminal-law-bills-really-anti-colonial-heres-why-experts-say-no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scroll.in/article/1054534/are-</span><span class="invisible">the-new-criminal-law-bills-really-anti-colonial-heres-why-experts-say-no</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CRPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRPC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianEvidenceAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianEvidenceAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sedition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DraconianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DraconianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hindutva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hindutva</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJP</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>‘Historic’ decision by Centre reduces AFSPA’s footprint? Not by much</p><p>A closer look at the order reveals the area in the North East under the contested law has not shrunk significantly. In Arunachal, it has actually gone up.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthEast</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArunachalPradesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArunachalPradesh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nagaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagaland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/manipur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipur</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FakeEncounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeEncounters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/militarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militarisation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NarendraModi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NarendraModi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HimantaBiswaSarma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HimantaBiswaSarma</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/article/1046309/historic-decision-by-centre-reduces-afspas-footprint-not-by-much" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scroll.in/article/1046309/hist</span><span class="invisible">oric-decision-by-centre-reduces-afspas-footprint-not-by-much</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>Army Court Sentences Captain Involved in Amshipora Fake Encounter to Life Imprisonment</p><p>The court has held that Captain Bhoopendra Singh, of the Army’s 62 Rashtriya Rifles then based in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, “exceeded powers vested under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act” during the encounter.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/amshipora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amshipora</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rajouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rajouri</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/shopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shopian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FakeEncounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeEncounters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/62RashtriyaRifles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>62RashtriyaRifles</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/militarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militarisation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JKpolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JKpolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/security/army-court-sentences-captain-involved-in-amshipora-fake-encounter-to-life-imprisonment" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/security/army-court</span><span class="invisible">-sentences-captain-involved-in-amshipora-fake-encounter-to-life-imprisonment</span></a></p>
Mitali Saran<p>Justice and accountability trump 'efficacy', every time. Take down <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a>.</p>
Aparna<p>Manik Sarkar repealed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> in Tripura. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justsaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justsaying</span></a></p>
Manu Sebastian മനു<p>"Killing an 'enemy' is not the only available solution and that is what the Geneva Conventions and the principles of international humanitarian law tell us"- SC in 2016 on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> </p><p>@RaoSneha96@twitter.com </p><p><a href="https://www.livelaw.in/know-the-law/explained-does-afspa-give-total-immunity-to-armed-forces-for-killing-civilians-187014#.Ya2jL2hIYxU.twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livelaw.in/know-the-law/explai</span><span class="invisible">ned-does-afspa-give-total-immunity-to-armed-forces-for-killing-civilians-187014#.Ya2jL2hIYxU.twitter</span></a></p>
Shaswat<p>Not enough. Army should enable independent investigation of every allegation of excess/ disappearance in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kashmir</span></a> by a group with civil society, army nominee and police, maintaining oversight, not cocooning personnel defensively under <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> powers and refusing permission to prosecute.<br><a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indian-army-has-zero-tolerance-for-violation-of-established-guidelines-army-chief-on-shopian-inquiry/654784" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timesnownews.com/india/article</span><span class="invisible">/indian-army-has-zero-tolerance-for-violation-of-established-guidelines-army-chief-on-shopian-inquiry/654784</span></a></p>
Shaswat<p>An example of how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AFSPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFSPA</span></a> is used by rogue <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArmy</span></a> officials to escape accountability by shrouding in secrecy extra-judicial killings in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kashmir</span></a>. A bus ride to death or disappearance<br><a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jk-sopore-womans-18-yr-battle-ends-in-fear-and-hope-of-at-least-seeing-sons-body-6593809/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indianexpress.com/article/indi</span><span class="invisible">a/jk-sopore-womans-18-yr-battle-ends-in-fear-and-hope-of-at-least-seeing-sons-body-6593809/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct</span></a></p>
Chandrima Das<p>I have a bad feeling that those of you who've only lived outside of NE and Kashmir will slowly start getting an introduction to another act that you've never had to even read about - AFSPA.<br>BJP might just end up being a great uniter (and not divider) of the nation, but via the swinging end of the lathi.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/afspa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>afspa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashmir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AssamProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssamProtests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CABProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CABProtest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jamia</span></a></p>
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