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March 31st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “AFSPA allows the state to override rights. Such a law has no role in a democracy and should be scrapped,” Christof Heyns, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told reporters in New Delhi.
Following his recent visit to India, Heyns urged the Indian government to scrap the act as it gives ample authority to the security forces in the troubled region.
The UN expert was also briefed about the extreme human rights situation in the Muslim-majority region where the Indian government has been repeatedly accused of misusing power to capture, torture, detain and kill suspected people.
There has been no reaction from the Indian government over the statement made by the UN expert.
Kashmir has been the scene of violent clashes between Indian security forces and local protesters in recent years.
India passed the AFSPA in Kashmir in 1990, blaming Pakistan for instigating violence and supporting the pro-independence activists in the region. Pakistan has repeatedly denied the claim.
Over the past three years, Kashmir has witnessed a transition from a violent struggle to peaceful demonstrations and strikes, but the police use the same tactics to deal with the protestors.
In 2010, the Kashmir Valley was rocked by a series of protests in which at least 110 people were killed. The protests were sparked when Indian forces shot a student dead in June 2010.
Kashmir lies at the heart of more than 60 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim the region in full but have partial control over it.
Thousands of people have been killed in Kashmir over the past 20 years.
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