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Ashley Hileman Srinagar: An anonymous official in India-controlled Kashmir reported Saturday that amendments to the Public Safety Act (PSA) [text] have been approved. Prior to amendment, the law treated youth 16 years and older as adults, allowing them to be arrested [AFP report]. Now, no one under the age of 18 will be detained for purposes of prosecution under the act. The PSA also allows the detention of individuals deemed to be threats to the state for up to two years before they can stand trial a provision which remains in effect. However, detention periods for other crimes have been reduced as a part of the amendments. Changes to the law may have resulted from pressure on India’s government and the local government in Kashmir by human rights groups, among others. In March, Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] reported that the PSA was being used to detain hundreds of people [JURIST report] despite the absence of sufficient evidence for a trial. AI then called on the

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