PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2011 ID-52079
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Gang-rape of Fahmeena (in Srinagar) by security forces on 29 October 2004. Soon afterwards, on 4 November 2004, .
at Matt~n~ Praveena Akhtar was gang-raped by security forces. Aisha Begum and her young daughter were sexually .
assaulted by a Major in their home at Handwara on the night of 6 November. .
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The torture, rape and killing of Thangjam Manorama (Manipur) in 2004. .
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Recently, mass graves of more than 2000 people were unearthed in Kashmir-people who had 'disappeared', been tortured and killed. Again and again, the streets of the North East and Kashmir have erupted agai1:1stAFSPA. For more than 10 years , lrom Sharmila has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the scrapping of the AFSPA. On August 15'h 2004, young Pebam Chittaranjan set h1mself on fire in protest against the AFSPA; several women of Manipurshed their clothes and came in front of the Army headquarters in the nude, saying -''Indian Army Rape Us!" These are acts of extraordinary courage by ordinary citizens, when faced with the routine brutality of the state against its own people. AFSPAwas introduced in the name of countering 'terrorist' activity. It is now more than fifty years since AFSPA has been in force, and there is no evidence that AFSPA has been successful in its stated aim either in the north-east or in Jammu and Kashmir. Rather, AFSPA has put in place a reign of terror and a reign of blatant suppression of democratic rights wherever it has been in force. Forced by the massive protests against AFSPA after Manorama Devi's rape and murder, the UPAhad 1nst1tuted the Jeevan Reddy Commission to review AFSPA. Though the Jeevan Reddy .
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Commission has several problems, it too was forced to recommend the repealing of AFSPA given the enormities of the atrocities happening under AFSPA. Even after a commission appojnted by the government bas made these recommendations. the UPA refuses to_s..ciap AESPA .
Today is September 11lh. In the popular perception, this day is synonymous with the highly condemnable bombing of the World Trade Centre in Washington DC. While we recollect and condemn these bombings, let us not forget that th1s incident was used as an excuse by the US to wage a horrific and devastating war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to intensif1 the ongoing genocide in Palestine. And while the media reminds us of the WTC bombings on September 111h. let us also remember that this day has other histories too: .
In India, on September 11lh 1958, AFSPA came into effect September 11'" 1973 1s the day the democratica ly .
elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile was overthrown by the CIA; in 1922 on this day, the Bnt1sh .
Parliament drew a map of ethnic cleansing in Palestine; in 1990 George W. Bush, Sr. announced the lJS .
government's decision to go to war against Iraq. .
For all people who defend democratic values and who stand against state repress1on. September 11:t> is an occasio'1 to stand up against all these atrocities. AISA appeals to the student community to participate in a protest march r tonight, starting from Ganga Dhaba at 9.30 pm, in solidarity with the ongoing movement against AFSPA and .
against state repression. .
Sucheta, Gen. Secy, AISA, JNUVismay, Vice-President., AISA, JNU .
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PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2011 ID-52079
.
Gang-rape of Fahmeena (in Srinagar) by security forces on 29 October 2004. Soon afterwards, on 4 November 2004, .
at Matt~n~ Praveena Akhtar was gang-raped by security forces. Aisha Begum and her young daughter were sexually .
assaulted by a Major in their home at Handwara on the night of 6 November. .
.
.
The torture, rape and killing of Thangjam Manorama (Manipur) in 2004. .
.
.
Recently, mass graves of more than 2000 people were unearthed in Kashmir-people who had 'disappeared', been tortured and killed. Again and again, the streets of the North East and Kashmir have erupted agai1:1stAFSPA. For more than 10 years , lrom Sharmila has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the scrapping of the AFSPA. On August 15'h 2004, young Pebam Chittaranjan set h1mself on fire in protest against the AFSPA; several women of Manipurshed their clothes and came in front of the Army headquarters in the nude, saying -''Indian Army Rape Us!" These are acts of extraordinary courage by ordinary citizens, when faced with the routine brutality of the state against its own people. AFSPAwas introduced in the name of countering 'terrorist' activity. It is now more than fifty years since AFSPA has been in force, and there is no evidence that AFSPA has been successful in its stated aim either in the north-east or in Jammu and Kashmir. Rather, AFSPA has put in place a reign of terror and a reign of blatant suppression of democratic rights wherever it has been in force. Forced by the massive protests against AFSPA after Manorama Devi's rape and murder, the UPAhad 1nst1tuted the Jeevan Reddy Commission to review AFSPA. Though the Jeevan Reddy .
.
.
Commission has several problems, it too was forced to recommend the repealing of AFSPA given the enormities of the atrocities happening under AFSPA. Even after a commission appojnted by the government bas made these recommendations. the UPA refuses to_s..ciap AESPA .
Today is September 11lh. In the popular perception, this day is synonymous with the highly condemnable bombing of the World Trade Centre in Washington DC. While we recollect and condemn these bombings, let us not forget that th1s incident was used as an excuse by the US to wage a horrific and devastating war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to intensif1 the ongoing genocide in Palestine. And while the media reminds us of the WTC bombings on September 111h. let us also remember that this day has other histories too: .
In India, on September 11lh 1958, AFSPA came into effect September 11'" 1973 1s the day the democratica ly .
elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile was overthrown by the CIA; in 1922 on this day, the Bnt1sh .
Parliament drew a map of ethnic cleansing in Palestine; in 1990 George W. Bush, Sr. announced the lJS .
government's decision to go to war against Iraq. .
For all people who defend democratic values and who stand against state repress1on. September 11:t> is an occasio'1 to stand up against all these atrocities. AISA appeals to the student community to participate in a protest march r tonight, starting from Ganga Dhaba at 9.30 pm, in solidarity with the ongoing movement against AFSPA and .
against state repression. .
Sucheta, Gen. Secy, AISA, JNUVismay, Vice-President., AISA, JNU .
.