AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/AFSPA_(Armed_Forces_Special_Powers_Act)

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Indian legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy	1972
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:India gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Arunachal_Pradesh gptkb:Assam gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir gptkb:Manipur gptkb:Nagaland Meghalaya (partially, until 2018)
gptkbp:basisFor	military operations in disturbed areas
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:AFSPA,_1958 gptkb:AFSPA,_1990_(Jammu_and_Kashmir)
gptkbp:containsProvision	arrest without warrant use of force search without warrant immunity from prosecution
gptkbp:controversy	allegations of human rights violations
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:United_Nations gptkb:Amnesty_International gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch human rights organizations
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1958
gptkbp:demandedRepealBy	state governments civil society groups
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Armed_Forces_(Special_Powers)_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act)
gptkbp:Justice_Jeevan_Reddy_Committee_recommendation	repeal AFSPA
gptkbp:legalChallenge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:dam gptkb:Irom_Sharmila
gptkbp:purpose	grant special powers to armed forces in disturbed areas
gptkbp:reaffirms	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India_(1997)
gptkbp:relatedTo	public order internal security counterinsurgency disturbed area declaration
gptkbp:requires	central government notification for application
gptkbp:reviewedBy	gptkb:Justice_Jeevan_Reddy_Committee
gptkbp:section	Section 7 Section 3 Section 4 Section 6
gptkbp:type	emergency law security law
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Naga_insurgency
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5