A Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur was hearing submissions by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) counsel and senior advocate Gopal Subramanium that the top human rights body had been reduced to a “toothless” entity. Mr. Rohatgi said if there were allegations of human rights violation, justice could be done through criminal trials. Mr. Subramanium argued that the security forces take umbrage under the Armed Force Special Powers Act (AFSPA) when faced with a human rights complaint. “In Manipur, it took three years to get information regarding a case of alleged human rights violation. No government can say it is not accountable for violation of human rights,” Mr. Subramanium said.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2016 20:39 UTC