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Centre to incorporate clause on human rights abuses in Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)
Nagaland Post | Agencies | Srinagar, June 22
After 54 years of its operation, government of India now mulls incorporating a clause in the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) aimed at redressing complaints of human rights abuses committed by the members of armed forces in the areas where the Act is in vogue.
After stiff opposition by the Defence Ministry to the amendment in any existing clauses of the contentious law, Centre seems to be working on a middle path by incorporating a fresh clause in AFSPA so that the grievances of the victims of rights abuses could be addressed. AFSPA is presently in force in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeastern states.
According to sources, Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed has been tasked with the job of getting the clause on rights abuses fine-tuned so that same could be then incorporated in the existing provisions of AFSPA.
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