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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 18 2016:
The United NGOs Mission, Manipur has
urged the President of India to meet the victim families of
extrajudicial execution by Indian army, paramilitary and
police and repeal AFSPA 1958 from North East India.
Addressing a press meet today at Manipur Press Club,
Sobita Mangsatabam, convener of UNM-M Women's
Committee said that a memorandum to the President of
India was sent via fax to-
day ahead of his visit to the
State on the occasion of
Khongjom Day on April
23 .
The UNM in the
memorandum
urged President
Pranab Mukherjee to
expe-
dite the investigation of the
alleged extrajudicial killing
cases and punish the perpe-
trators as per law; to repeal
AFSPA and to invite the
Special Rapporteur on Ex-
trajudicial Execution to
visit Manipur as follow up
of his last visit in 2012 .