Downloadable Memorandum on Recommendations on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN *
Christoff Heyns, United Nations Special Rapporteur with delegation from Manipur at Guwahati
MANIPUR
A Memorandum on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
SUBMITTED BY
CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
IN MANIPUR AND THE UN
TO
CHRISTOF HEYNS
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Mission to India
19-30 March 2012
CONTENTS
I. Introduction
Entry to Manipur
II. Brief political and historical context, including armed conflict situation in Manipur
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
Women's role
III. Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions in Manipur
Deaths due to the use of force inconsistent with the criteria of absolute necessity and proportional
IV. Mapping the "Killing Fields"
The Manipur Police Commandos
V. Legislative provisions concerning use of force by law enforcement officials, arrest and
detention, police and judicial custody, deaths in custody, and special army custody
VI. Investigation and prosecution of killings: Judicial case practice including national human
rights institutions and independence of the judiciary
FIR not filed
Inquest improperly conducted
Denial of Post-Mortem Report
No Criminal Prosecution of any Perpetrator
Inquiries
Independence of the Judiciary
VII. Armed conflict, state security and counter-insurgency apparatus and operations with special
reference to extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention and custodial torture
VIII. Witness and Victims' Family Protection Issues
IX. Reparation for victims
X. The question of impunity
XI. Conclusion and recommendations
Annexures
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* This info is provided by D Roy Laifungbam, Convenor of Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR)
The sender can be contacted at cschrmanipur(at)gmail(dot)com
This article was posted on March 28 2012.
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