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Ban pellet guns, repeal AFSPA, PSA in Kashmir: EU parliamentarians write to PM Modi

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March 28, 2019
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Srinagar: European Parliamentarians have asked India to immediately stop using pellet guns in Kashmir and to repeal the infamous Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the valley.
Almost 5o elected members of European Parliament have written a letter to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi expressing grave concern about the human rights violations in Kashmir.
“Immediately end use of Pellt-firing shotguns in Jammu nad Kashmir and bring all relevant Indian laws into compliance with International human rights standards,” the letter reads.
They demanded establishment of independent and impartial investigation into all accidents where the use of pelelt firing shotguns led to deaths or serious injuries.
The EU parliamentarian have also demanded that AFSPA and PSA should be immediately repealed and to provide full and effective reparation and rehabilitation to those who haqve been injujred by pellet fiting shotguns an to the families to those killed.
“Establish independent and impartial investigationinto all accidents where the use of pelelt firing shotguns led to deaths or serious injuries,” the letter reads.
The EU parliamentarians said that they are writing to PM Modi to ‘express grae concern about the past and ongoing human rights violation against people in Kashmir as reported in a recent OHCHR report.
“We are particularly concerned about the usage of pellet shotguns, responsible for blindign killing and traumatizing hundreds of people in Kashmir,” they wrote.
The letter particularly cited the ‘tragic case of 19 mongth old child who was gravely injured by a pellet gun’.
“The AFSPA, PSA give security forces virtually immunity against prosecution for any human rights vilation,” they said.

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