Citizens for Justice and Peace
All about AFSPA: The contentious law explained in detail Is the time ripe to call for its repeal?
16-Dec-2021
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is and has always been in the news for all the wrong reasons, primarily for blatant acts of human rights violations committed by armed forces shielded by the Act. At present the draconian law is still active in the states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, some parts of Arunachal…
AFSPA: A colonial remnant that continues to haunt India The law gives unbridled powers to armed forces
11-Dec-2021
December 4, 2021, marked a dark day for Nagaland, as the state, unwillingly under the control of armed forces, suffered a loss of 13 innocent civilian lives at the hands of personnel of 21 Para Special Forces. It is such unfortunate incidents that remind the rest of the country of the plight of such states…