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'Revoke AFSPA from NE to protect women'
Times of India | TNN | Jun 16, 2013, 12.36 AM IST
Woman activist and secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association ( AIPWA), Kavita Krishnan, on Saturday said here that the government should repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, since many women have been raped, tortured and humiliated by the armed forces personnel and have not been brought to books.
She said, "According to National Crime Branch report, incidences of rape in the country have been increasing rapidly. The scenario in the Northeast is also the same. Here, many girls, women and children are raped by armed personnel but due to prevalence of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), the culprits are not punished."
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