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Dangers of army being law unto itself are self-evident

While the report on human rights violations in Kashmir of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, has drawn all of India’s attention and ire, the same office also put out on July 4 a scathing indictment of the record in the North East. It said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), tasked by the Supreme Court to investigate the veracity of the charge of 1,528 fake encounter killings by security forces in Manipur, is seemingly stalling the investigation. It is the latest scar on the country’s democratic credentials, thanks to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958.

06 August 2019, 07:15 IST

Dangers of army being law unto itself are self-evident

Dangers of army being law unto itself are self-evident

Dangers of army being law unto itself are self-evident

06 August 2019, 07:15 IST

Citizenship Bill revives old fears in North-East

The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, has once again revived memories of a 150-year-old festering sore in Assam and, indeed, the entire North-east region. Even as surveys are underway for the introduction of the Bill, an age-old fissure between the two major linguistic communities of Assam -- Assamese and Bengalis -- has again come to the fore. Geographically, the broad dividing line, though far from watertight, is between the Brahmaputra and the Barak Valley. By and large, Assamese speakers are generally opposed to the proposed Bill and the Bengali Hindus welcome it.

16 June 2018, 18:57 IST

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Citizenship Bill revives old fears in North-East

16 June 2018, 18:57 IST