Impact of AFSPA deliberated
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, May 09 2014 :
Molnoi Area Welfare Committee in collaboration with Centre for Social Development (CSD) organised a day-long seminar on AFSPA 1958 and its impact at H.Kotlenphai Village Community Hall in Chandel District today.
During the seminar, many resource persons including U.Nobokishore, Secretary of United NGO's Mission Manipur (UNMM) and Chaoba Takhenchangbam, Member of North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) deliberated in various provisions of AFSPA 1958 and the impact of prolonged imposition of such a draconian law in the North East India.
The seminar was attended by village chiefs, various civil organization leaders, Church leaders and women organization leaders of Molnoi Area.
At the end of the seminar, various recommendations were made to the government, The recommendations including repealing AFSPA 1958, establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, initiating prompt and independent investigations into all cases of human rights violations and ensuring the perpetrators be brought to justice, respecting human rights and immediate halt to killings and torturing of innocent civilians, giving compensation to all the victims of rape, torture and and families of those innocent civilians killed by security personnel with immunity granted under AFSPA.