Irom Sharmila, on a hunger strike for the past 11 years, on Tuesday said a day would come when her fight against rights violations by security forces would be acknowledged by New Delhi like the way parliament had recognised Anna Hazare’s campaign against corruption. “The central government recognised Anna Hazare as a true Indian citizen [ Read More ]
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Aamir supports Manipur rights activistBollywood actor Aamir Khan has supported Manipur’s human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila’s over a decade-long hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and violation of human rights by security forces in the northeast, a release said here Monday. ”The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, should be repealed,” the actor told [ Read More ] Anti-Terrorism Laws – Distinguishing Myth or Reality“Every man when driven to the wall by a murderous assailant will override all laws to protect himself and this is called the great right to self defence” by ABRAHAM LINCOLN. It is the ‘great right of self defence’ from which the moral justification to all anti-terrorism laws is derived. The term “terrorism” comes from [ Read More ] |
