Rights groups highlight arbitrary killings in India

[lem34]

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Rights groups highlight arbitrary killings in India


http://www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...cle3220863.ece

Civil society groups in South India urged Christof Heyns, U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, to bring to the notice of the Indian authorities the seriousness of the problem of arbitrary killings in the country.

Mr. Heyns, now on a fact-finding mission in India, interacted with civil society groups from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka at a meeting here on Saturday by organisations such as People's Watch and South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring.

During his India visit, which began on March 19 and will extend till March 30, he is holding such meetings in different regions of the country, besides interacting with government officials, to investigate the circumstances and causes of the killings signifying state repression. His mandate is to alert the government to its legal obligations in upholding international human rights.

Henri Tiphagne, executive director of People's Watch, Tamil Nadu, narrated to him the circumstances of a string of ‘encounter killings' in his State by the police. He said a shocking fact noticed was that some of these killings were by officers who had turned ‘habitual killers' — the same officers were behind more than one encounter killing.

A few relatives of those killed in encounters during the police hunt for forest brigand Veerappan narrated to the U.N. Special Rapporteur the ‘police repression' they too had to undergo and the blocks in the system to bring them to justice. Advocates fighting for the victims of human rights violations spoke of attitudinal problems among even judges and heads of human rights commissions in the country in seeing human rights violations as a serious crime.

One of them said even persons in the judiciary and national institutions for protecting human rights had been found, surprisingly, to come on record in recent years as stating that “extra judicial killings could not be avoided.”

The police justified encounter killings by projecting the victims as villainous criminals. Officers involved were being rewarded, he said, citing the example of one being made the chief of the police force in one of the south Indian States and in another case an officer known for his violence was selected for the national award.

What an incredible shame. Indians should put their own house in order before condemning neigbours be they Sri Lanka etc

[majesticpankaj]

Good job by indian police by killing this dreaded criminals.

[Yeti]

A few relatives of those killed in encounters during the police hunt for forest brigand Veerappan narrated to the U.N. Special Rapporteur the ‘police repression'


One sided much? this guy was responsible for killing so many innocent people he got what was coming to him.

[lem34]

Good job by indian police by killing this dreaded criminals.

Oh but when Sri Lankans kill Indian criminals its human rights abuse. How duplicitous

[majesticpankaj]

Oh but when Sri Lankans kill Indian criminals its human rights abuse. How duplicitous

from where did you get this please strict yourself with saudi bashing ...spare us. Many Thanks.

[Bond]

How dumb & stupid one can get... Sri lankans did not kill Indian criminals but Srilankan tamils...

Oh but when Sri Lankans kill Indian criminals its human rights abuse. How duplicitous

[lem34]

How dumb & stupid one can get... Sri lankans did not kill Indian criminals but Srilankan tamils...

Not so there were also Indian Tamils there that were trying to assist.

from where did you get this please strict yourself with saudi bashing ...spare us. Many Thanks.

You will get it until India is dismembered something that I am going to advocate more every day. that is the only solution for India and Indians

[majesticpankaj]

Not so there were also Indian Tamils there that were trying to assist.



You will get it until India is dismembered something that I am going to advocate more every day. that is the only solution for India and Indians

I must say your wet dreams are getting wet-tier by the day. You have my sympathy.

[Yeti]

Oh but when Sri Lankans kill Indian criminals its human rights abuse. How duplicitous

Aryan we both know Sri Lankan army were killing innocents why else was there mass protest done by Tamils in London?

[LoveIcon]

........What an incredible shame. Indians should put their own house in order before condemning neigbours be they Sri Lanka etc

No Sir - Shinny Bhartiis are incredibly shame proof, They will come up with incredible justification to defend it, or incredibly troll this thread by dragging other countries, not to mention they have given us Most Favored Nation status for this task

[majesticpankaj]

No Sir - Shinny Bhartiis are incredibly shame proof, They will come up with incredible justification to defend it, or incredibly troll this thread by dragging other countries, not to mention they have given us Most Favored Nation status for this task

dear sir... the correct spelling is bhartiya not bhartiis.. thanks for understanding.

[LoveIcon]

dear sir... the correct spelling is bhartiya not bhartiis.. thanks for understanding.

I guess you are not new on PDF

[majesticpankaj]

I guess you are not new on PDF

i'm not .. I'm just helping you out.

[hinduguy]

i'm not .. I'm just helping you out.

Thats how p a k i s spell it. lol.

[KS]

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I'm from TN and the police encountered a child rapist.

Legally illegal (maybe)....but morally legal.

Well done TN police.