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Guwahati Oct 17 PTI Justice Arun Mishra the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC on Friday said it would be wrong to generalise that human rights get violated due to imposition of AFSPA in some of the northeastern states He also pointed out that the NHRC cannot examine or hold a debate on the legality or constitutionality of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA It cannot be generalised that human rights are violated due to imposition of AFSPA The government should be reviewing the need for application or withdrawal of the Act Justice Mishra told reporters after the conclusion of a two-day camp here He however asserted that the commission views custodial deaths or extra-judicial killings very seriously and all cases must be reported or it may take suo-moto cognisance The human rights body examines the merits of the cases and announces compensation for the family members of the victims which is then complied with by the state governments he said Referring to the botched counter insurgency operation in Nagalands Oting village which claimed 14 lives of civilians Justice Mishra said the NHRC had taken up the case suo-moto and issued notices to authorities concerned as the state does not have a unit of the statutory agency We have sought a report from the Union home ministry and the Special Investigation Team SIT that has been set up to probe the incident It will however not be proper to comment on the merit of the case at this stage he added The recent mayhem in Nagaland has led to vociferous demands for withdrawal of the Act from the northeastern states In the northeast AFSPA is in force in Assam Nagaland Manipur excluding the Imphal Municipal Council Area and parts of Arunachal Pradesh The law empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without a warrant Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma along with opposition parties civil society groups and rights activists in the region have also sought the repeal of AFSPA Asked about the series of police encounters that have taken place in Assam since May this year the NHRC chairperson said that there is no place for fake encounters in a civilised society It is barbaric and cannot be allowed The law must take its own course At the same time we cannot allege that all encounters are fake Some may be fake but we take up each complaint and examine the merit of each case There are three aspects that the NHRC looks into in such matters -- compensation for the victim or his or her family registration of criminal cases and initiation of departmental action against the accused he explained Altogether 32 people have been killed and at least 55 injured in police action since the BJP-led government assumed office in May this year To a question about the recent eviction of illegal settlers from government land Justice Mishra said that the case is pending before the Gauhati High Court The matter is sub-judice and we will not interfere in the legal process We are however concerned about the fate of displaced people and have directed the state government to ensure their rehabilitation he added PTI DG RMS RMS
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