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UN volunteer backs army act repeal
- Official submits report at Geneva meeting
The Telegraph | Indo-Asian News Service | March 06, 2012 16:28 IST
She wrapped Manipur’s desperate cries against the Arms Forces (Special Powers) Act in her 10-page report and submitted it to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this morning.
Nearly 5,000 miles away, rights activists of India in general and Manipur in particular, savoured a moment of moral victory when they clicked open their mail boxes to find the soft copy of the document submitted today by Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya.
Sekaggya, who visited India in January last year, recommended repeal of the National Security Act, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act and Chhattisgarh Public Safety Act.
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