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Monthly Archives: April 2012

UN Rapporteur calls for revoke AFSPA in Indian-Occupied Kashmir

SAHR April 2, 2012

NEW DELHI (SANA): A senior United Nations (UN) Rapporteur has called for repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) and Public Safety Act (PSA). “AFSPA allows the state to…

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South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses concern over High Court’s ruling regarding Dr. Asif Nazrul

SAHR April 2, 2012

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses concern over a recent High Court decision to summon Dr. Asif Nazrul, a constitutional law expert, over a comment he made recently on a talk show on a private television channel.

A law professor at the University of Dhaka, Dr. Nazrul has been writing on legal and political issues for several years, in various newspapers and journals.

The comment in question centred on the current confrontational politics between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition.

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