Topic: civilian killings
‘Return my child’s father’: Nagaland killings victim’s pregnant wife asks Army
A day after Indian forces shot and killed 13 labourers in Nagaland’s Mon district, the Assam Rifles army unit killed another civilian following angry villagers surrounded the army camp and protested the cold-blood murder of civilians.
Nagaland army killings: Global rights group raises concern
The killing of 14 civilians by Indian security forces in Nagaland highlights the need for the Union government to immediately repeal the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Leave now on ‘moral ground’: Nagaland’s tribal body to Assam Rifles
Konyak Union, an influential tribal body in Nagaland, has sent a memorandum to the President, seeking removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the entire North East region and action against the soldiers involved in the civilian killings.
Nagaland, Meghalaya Chief Ministers demand removal of AFSPA
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio demanded the removal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, a day after more than a dozen villagers were shot and killed by soldiers in Nagaland.
Intention was to “murder civilians”: Nagaland Police FIR against para forces
The Nagaland Police has lodged an FIR against the paramilitary forces after 13 villagers were shot and killed by soldiers, who thought the villagers were "militants", in the northeast state.
Amit Shah should answer why Nagaland killings happened: Opposition in Parliament
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said that the opposition parties are expecting Home Minister Amit Shah to give a statement and his detailed view about the army killings of civilians.
