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Amnesty urges Omar to adopt zero tolerance to
rights abuse
Monday April 01, 2013 09:37:35 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Amnesty
International Sunday urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah to take a stand of "zero tolerance" for human rights
violations in the valley as part of its campaign "Pick up your pen
to stop police abuse!".
"In support of this campaign, Amnesty International wants the
chief minister to take a stand of 'zero tolerance' for human
rights violations in the Valley, and the first step is to address
police abuses facilitated under the Public Safety Act or similar
legislation," said a statement from Amnesty International India.
It said as part of the campaign, the state's people want Abdullah
"to take concrete steps to stop police practices that have
facilitated administrative detentions, torture, ill-treatment and
other human rights violations in Jammu & Kashmir for years".
The campaign will be launched from April 1 on Facebook and and
close in June 1.
"By that time Amnesty International aims to have the chief
minister issue an administrative order directing detaining
authorities to not repeatedly detain individuals under multiple,
consecutive PSA detention orders, and ensuring PSA detention
records are made publicly accessible," it added.
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