AHRC :: Another civilian is abducted and murdered in Manipur; police claim 'encounter'

Hongkong, 28 April 2010

PR by AHRC (Asian Human Rights Commission)

Dear friends,

The link below is an urgent appeal issued by the Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong (AHRC). This is regarding another innocent person abducted and murdered by the security forces in the Indian State of Manipur. Extrajudicial killings by security personnel in alleged 'encounters' are frequent in the state of Manipur, where laws such as the AFSPA guarantee the impunity of those who carry them out.

Since July 2003 the AHRC has denounced more than two dozen similar executions by security personnel, and their covering up as 'encounters'. This case, like the others, follows a clear pattern: the victim is abducted by unidentified men and after some time security personnel inform the relatives of their death during an armed encounter, and claim that they recovered arms and ammunitions from the body. It has been observed that in almost none of these cases has an impartial inquiry been conducted, nor perpetrators been held accountable. This simply encourages similar executions to take place.

Please have a deeper look and see how and what you can react on the case.

http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2010/3434/

Thanks & regards
~Jyotilal Longjam