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"We pray that the undeclared war on Naga civilians by the security forces should cease forthwith and repeal the AFSPA, 1958 and paves way for inclusive, honourable and acceptable Indo-Naga settlement".

The memories of that fateful December 4, when a botched army operation claimed 14 lives in an alleged case of mistaken identity, still pervade in this tiny hamlet of Nagaland.

IFP Editorial: The establishment claims that law and order in the Northeast region has improved, but the security apparatus in Manipur, especially during this Sangai festival, seems to tell a different story. Read on.

India's human rights record was reviewed in the UN Human Rights Council on November 10, 2022 at Geneva under the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.

Concerns ranging from the tightening restrictions on civil society to the broad use of anti-terrorism legislation were raised as India’s human rights record was examined as part of the Universal Period Review (process), a peer-based evaluation mechanism.

"Peace has returned to Assam and Northeast. Today, AFSPA is withdrawn from 65% areas of the state. In the future, we are considering withdrawing it from Lakhipur of Cachar and the entire Karbi Anglong district," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Following the SC order, EEVFAM has submitted a copy of the judgment to the HC Chief Justice on October 21, HRA executive director Babloo Loitongbam said.

The act was enacted in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a state government review of the situation.  

The controversial law is in force in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, and the Lakhipur sub-division.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government would remove Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) only after installing peace in northeast India.