• Orient Thansing RS

The following discourse is an attempt to look at the predicament and the anomalies of Armed Forces (Special powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) while engaging human rights in the state of Manipur. History of AFSPA has shown that its enforcement in the state has done more harm than good. The real concern of AFSPA has been the utter violation of human rights in the state because the provision of the very Act shielded the armed forces to go on rampage while in operation. Scores of human rights abuse by Indian security forces have been reported in the state since the enforcement of AFSPA in 1970 in some parts of the state and in 1980 when the whole state was brought under the Act. Therefore, the general conception of the people towards this Act is that it is anti-people and hence a draconian law. The present write up, therefore, attempts to look at the effects of AFSPA on the status of human rights and also to critically look at AFSPA and thereby see if there is any possible way of doing away with this predicament and perhaps give AFSPA a more humane face.

AFSPA, human rights, insurgency, disturbed area, torture, impunity

"Engaging Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur: What happen to Human Rights?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.d745-d759, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108462.pdf

"Engaging Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur: What happen to Human Rights?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppd745-d759, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108462.pdf