NE Consultation on Human Rights on AFSPA in Itanagar
27 October, 2014
RESOLUTION
North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) with support from All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) organized a ‘North East Consultation on Human Rights: Soliciting People’s Opinion on Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958’ on the 27th October 2014 at Banquet Hall, Hotel Benjamin, Papu-Nallah, Arunachal Pradesh.
Mr. Pasang Dorjee Sona, Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Mr. Sinam Prakash, Secretary NESO, Mr. Tadar Dominic, former President AAPSU graced the function as Chief Guest, President and Guest of Honour respectively.
During the inaugural session Mr. Suraj Tayam, Finance Secretary of AAPSU welcomed the participants, Mr. Kamta Lapung, President AAPSU delivered the keynote address Mr. Tage Lapung, former President AAPSU moderated the panel discussion where Nabam Jollaw of NEFA Indigenous Human Rights Organisation, Ms. Rita Taku of Arunachal Citizen Rights and Babloo Loitongbam of Human Rights Alert spoke as resource person in the working session.
After a thread bare discussion, the consultation unanimously resolves as follows:
1. To demand the repeal of AFSPA and to call upon all the people of the North East to be united in this call.
2. To sensitize the student community of the North East on the human rights consequences of the prolonged imposition of AFSPA in the region.
3. To pressure the Members of Parliament from the North East region to raise the issue to repeal AFSPA in the Parliament during the forthcoming winter session.
4. To ensure that the issue of repeal of AFSPA in the list of priorities of NESO.
Yours Sincerely,
Sd/-
( Mr. Sinam Prakash Singh)
Secretary General, NESO
NORTH EAST STUDENTS’ ORGANISATION (N.E.S.O.)
Sd/-
(Mr. Tage Lapung)
Former President AAPSU)
Chairperson, Concluding Session
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This Press Release was posted on October 28 2014
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