By FARHANA QAZI
WASHINGTON: Defined by tourist clichés and brilliantly crafted one-liners, the disputed territory of Kashmir is a backpacker’s haven and “paradise on earth.” And while charmingly seductive, the idyllic landscape is beset by a sense-of-siege and is home to millions eager for change and consistency. Nearly two-decades of conflict and on-and-off talks between nuclear arch-rivals India and Pakistan have had few meaningful results.
Parliamentary committee’s stand commendable ::
It is good to see that the parliamentary standing committee on law and parliamentary affairs is holding its ground in opposiing several recommendations of the government to the proposed amendment to the Anti- Corruption Commission Act which, if passed, will curb the powers of the anti-graft body.
The Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law Ministry on Saturday, has restated its opposition to a government move to strip the Anti-Corruption Commission of its power to sue public servants on graft charges without permission of the government.
The 11th session of the ninth Jatiya Sangsad (JS) begins at Sangsad Bhaban at 4pm today, reports BSS. President Md Zillur Rahman, as per article 72 (1) of the Constitution, had summoned the 11th session of the parliament on…
By MUKHTAR AHMAD SRINAGAR: Indian authorities plan to partially revoke a controversial law that shields government forces from prosecution in its portion of Kashmir. The controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) that…
NEW YORK, (SANA): The international organization for human rights “human Right Watch” told the Indian government to repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). AFSPA is against the international rights for human being.
Director Human Right Watch Brad Adams in a statement said that there is broad recognition in India that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act should be repealed because it has led to so many abuses, adding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should overrule the army and keep his promise to abolish this abusive law.
NEW YORK (US): The New York-based international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch has appealed to India to revoke the draconian law, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, as it violated India’s obligations under international human rights laws, reports KMS.
The Asia Director of the Human Rights Watch, Brad Adams said in a statement that the Indian army supported the Armed Forces Special Powers Act because of the immunity it provided to the soldiers who committed serious abuses. He maintained that India was bound to give people their right to life and protection from arbitrary arrests, torture and other forms of ill treatment.
Where there is HR Violation there is RTI application LAW BY DR RAJA MUZAFFAR BHAT The violation of Human Rights has been a matter of great concern in Jammu & Kashmir for nearly two decades now. With respect to…