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AFSPA in the North East – the never ending trauma

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  – March 12, 2022

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] was passed by the Indian Parliament on September 11, 1958. The Parliament was told it would last no longer than a year. In 2022, we are still waiting for that year to end.

The Act contains immunity clauses for the armed forces even if they are involved in violations of the right to life or torture.

In theory, the Union Government could give permission upon application for prosecution of armed forces personnel accused of offences. According to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) in 2015, a total of 38 requests for the sanction of prosecution under AFSPA and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 were made between June 1991 and March 2015. Of the 38, permission was denied in 30 cases while the remaining eight requests were pending as of March 2015.

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Introducing Human Rights: An Overview Including Issues of Gender Justice, Environmental and Consumer Law Paperback – 20 February 2006

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Introducing Human Rights is a primer for understanding what human rights are, why we require them, and why their violation threatens our basic existence as human beings. Based on the requirement of the B.A. (Foundation) Course in Human Rights, Gender and Environment, the book is divided into 15 thematic chapters including: • Definitions and Classifications of Human Rights • Human Rights and the Constitution of India • India and International Monitoring Bodies • The Human Rights Movements in India • The Criminal Procedure Code • Consumer Rights and Violence against Women • Environmental Law The chapters highlight the relevance of these issues in Indian and international law and the basic legal framework within which human rights operate. Comprehensive in coverage and essential for classroom learning and analysis , the volume also teaches students about: • What to do when human rights are violated • Mechanisms of redress and their use

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Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Developments in Indian and International Law Paperback – 30 November 2007

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by South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (Author)

This unique volume is a wide-ranging, yet exhaustive examination of human rights and humanitarian law in India as well as their interconnections with international law. Designed as a basic text for LLM and MA students pursuing courses in human rights and related subjects, including criminology and legal administration, it has been developed using the UGC course outline. Thematically organized and lucid, this book provides extremely useful reference material for human rights law practitioners and judges, and also for police and other government officials undergoing training on human rights issues in relation to their work. The topics covered include: the Indian constitutional framework relating to human rights India’s obligations under international law the criminal justice system environmental protection and development issues the debate about human rights and cultural rights regional associations and human rights international humanitarian and refugee law The methodology adopted in the book integrates the theoretical and practical aspects of learning. Every chapter includes cross-references and a list of recommended reading, case law wherever relevant, and web-based citations for easy research.

 

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Challenges to Civil Rights Guarantees in India Hardcover – 13 October 2011

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by A.G. Noorani (Author), South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (Author)

This volume consisting of nine essays thoroughly examines the status of civil rights guarantees as enshrined in the Constitution of India. Discussing the contemporary social and political issues, and their handling by the state, it foregrounds different challenges faced by the civil rights framework in India. The essays elaborately analyse civil and criminal justice system, and cover topics, such as the death penalty, counter-terrorism activities, anti conversion laws, and freedom of speech. The work also brings out the complex relationship between curtailment of democratic tools of protest and enjoyment of civil rights,

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A.G. Noorani is Advocate, Supreme Court of India and independent scholar and commentator on constitutional law issues. SAHRDC is Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Human Rights Network.

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Handbook of Human Rights and Criminal Justice in India: Third Edition Paperback – 27 September 2010

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This critically acclaimed handbook is an in-depth study of human rights and criminal justice, in particular the Criminal Procedure Code, in India. The new edition, with an additional chapter on recent changes in the criminal justice system, reviews contemporary developments in this area. A practical guide to the criminal justice system, the book: discusses rights of citizens and non-citizens relating to arrest and detention classifies and explains offences under the Indian Penal Code explains the rules followed by police and courts in criminal complaints discusses implications of errors and omissions during investigation and trial highlights important cases relating to implementation of the Code

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South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre The Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Human Rights Network. It works for the promoption and protection of human rights in South Asia. It has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
 

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