AFSPA

AcronymDefinition
AFSPAArmed Forces Special Powers Act (India)
AFSPAAmerican Foreign Service Protective Association
AFSPAAir Force Security Police Association
AFSPAAir Force Security Police Agency
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In almost all cases, the AFSPA has come in handy for the army to evade prosecution.
Investigations die off in classic Kashmir killings
The repeal of the AFSPA had been recommended at the previous UPR cycle in 2012 and, therefore, it was no surprise that it made its appearance during the current review.
India faces strong criticism at UNHRC over its poor HR record
I N July last year, the apex court had ruled that despite AFSPA, the armed forces cannot use " excessive and retaliatory force" in Manipur.
ARMY FINDS SC ORDER A HURDLE TO ITS J& K OPERATION
Ravi, one of the former heads of the Intelligence Bureau for the North East is on record for asserting that the AFSPA is the biggest obstacle to peace in the region.
Have They Killed The Indian Iron Lady?
Manmohan Singh constituted the five-Member Committee to review the provisions of the AFSPA, the recommendations of them had never been accepted by his Government.
Northeast people are not against Indian Army but Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)
The Prime Minister pointed out that in reality AFSPA was meant to suppress the political aspirations of the people of Kashmir and their ongoing freedom movement.
AJK PM urges world to stop India from pursuing aggressive policies
iiis) Based on this interest, I would like to explore the following questions in this paper: how does the legal impunity for military personnel accused of sexual violence, lodged within the AFSPA, become a way to unpack how we might understand the operations of sovereignty in the context of Indian context?
Sovereignty, postcoloniality, and gendering human rights: rape and occupation
Human rights groups blame AFSPA for a host of extra-judicial killings and arbitrary detentions by security forces.
India extends army 'shoot to kill' rule in remote state claimed by China
The immunity enjoyed by security and armed personnel under AFSPA, however, has meant that they are not liable for any criminal act that is committed "in the line of duty.
Giving India's army special powers is a recipe for disaster
On Wednesday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha that the government has no plans to review AFSPA.
Omar Abdullah angry over AFSPA not being reviewed
Under AFSPA, in a aACAydisturbed area', central forces are free to use force, even causing death to perpetrators as per the law.
Law that alienates its own citizens
While defence experts and former army officers strongly opposed AFSPA repeal from the valley, the politicians, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who have been forcing the Centre to withdraw the controversial Act preferred silence on the matter.
Srinagar terrorist attack revives debate on AFSPA repeal
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