Dear Friends Manipur Solidarity Forum Bangalore invites you for a Press meet & Discussion on recommendations of The UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination to repeal Armed Force Special Power Act 1958
WHERE : SCM House, (behind Priyadarshini Handlooms), CSI compound, Mission Road, Bangalore. WHEN : 11 AM, 07/01/2008 Monday Contact : 09446545336 / 09945282056 / 9844798907 Activist from North East Dialogue forum, Nobo Kishore & Miranjan Loitongbam will be present on the meeting For a Briefing note on AFSPA see http://manipurfreedom.org/briefing_of_the_afspa -- Solidarity Anivar -------------- The UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination urges the Indian Government to repeal the AFSPA within one year time. United Nations Committee on Racial Discrimination under the International Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination discussed seriously the periodic reports of India (CERD/C/IND/19) at Geneva on 23rd and 26th February 2007. Further the committee at its 1809th meeting (CERD/C/SR.1809) held on 6th March 2007 adopted in its Concluding observation of paragraph 12 page no. 3 on Armed Forces (Special Power) Act 1956. The Committee notes with concern that the State party has not implemented the recommendations of the Committee to Review the Armed Forces Special Power Act 1958 to repeal the Act under which members of the armed forces may not be prosecuted unless such prosecution is authorised by the Central Government and have wide powers to search and arrest suspects without a warrant or to use forces against persons or property in Manipur and other north-eastern states which are inhabited by tribal peoples (art. 2(1)(c), 5(b), (d) and (6) The Committee urges the State party to repeal the Armed Forces special Power Act and to replace it by a more human Act. In accordance with the recommendations contained in the 2005 report of the above Review Committee set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It also requests the state party to release the report. AFSPA is designed in 1958 by GOI especially for the North east states of India, therefore the Act is discriminatory to the people in this part of the world. It is important to note that the committee at its paragraphs No. 34 page 8 of the concluding observation recommended with pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and article 65 of the Committees Rule of Procedure as amended, the Committee request that the Govt. of India to implement its recommendation contain at paragraphs 12 within one year. We look forward concern and solidarity to all the media. Without your support it is impossible to make aware the people and get their support. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
