In the case of Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (EEVFAM) and Another versus Union of India & Another, a writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court it stated that during the period May,
1979 to May, 2012, 1528 people were killed in Manipur in
extra-judicial execution. The statement is mainly based on a memorandum
prepared by 'Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the
UN' and submitted to one Christof Heyns, Special Rapporteur on
extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mission to India,
19-30 March, 2012.
The petition highlights the list of 1528 people unlawfully killed by the State Police or the security
forces. The Court ordered constituion of a three member committee to look into extra judicial killing and the circumstances in which people were killed. And if the commission finds that the state police/ security forces transgress the legal boundaries the commission shall make its recommendations. It also ordered State Government to hand over the commission without any delay all records, materials and evidences relating to the cases.
Read the full order here
For more information Contact:
Adv. Shamik Naraian
litigation.delhi@hrln.org
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