The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has said despite its report on the involvement of security forces in 82 per cent disappearance cases, the group was not against the armed forces, but laws which gave excessive and arbitrary powers to them.
The APDP, comprising families of disappeared persons as its members, staged a peaceful sit-in at Pratap Park in Lal Chowk on the eve of International Human Rights Day.
“Our struggle is not against the security forces, although our fact-finding report, which is based on the first-hand account of eyewitnesses, clearly states that the security forces were involved in over 80 per cent cases. But then, it is the excessive powers given to them which lead to human rights violations, and we are for repealing those draconian laws,” said an official spokesperson of the APDP.
A majority of the mainstream and separatist organisations in Kashmir have called for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah saying the AFSPA will gradually be withdrawn from various areas of the state where militancy has waned.
APDP activists say political leaders, including the Chief Minister, are not serious about these issues as a result of which they are lingering.
“On the one hand, the state government has stated that the scale of violence has gone down in the state, but on the other hand they do not necessitate the repeal of granting the security forces legal impunity which could make them more accountable,” said Parveena Ahanger, APDP chairperson.
Ahanger said there were various laws, besides the AFSPA such as the J&K Public Safety Act, Disturbed Areas Act, and sections of the Ranbir Penal Code which required executive sanctioning for prosecuting the security forces and public servants.
“In most of the cases, where witnesses have identified the culprits, their prosecution has not been made possible due to various laws which give the forces a safe exit. Getting sanctions from the Union Ministries of Defence and Home has proved to be a tiresome job for the families, as a result of which they have left the investigation process midway,” said Ahanger.
Besides the repeal of these laws, the APDP urged the state and Central governments to comply with various provisions under the international human rights law.
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