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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Amnesty calls for probe into Kakarapalli firing by J Venkatesan

Amnesty calls for probe into Kakarapalli firing by J Venkatesan

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published Published on Mar 4, 2011   modified Modified on Mar 4, 2011
Amnesty International has urged Indian authorities to order an impartial inquiry into the police firing leading to the death of two persons against demonstrators objecting to a thermal power project in northern Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

On February 28, at least two protestors were killed, allegedly as a result of police firing, and five others sustained injuries as police tear-gassed them.

The protests for cancellation of the project took place at the Kakarapalli area of Andhra Pradesh, where the 2,640 megawatt thermal power project covering 800 hectares has been proposed by East Coast Energy (ECE).

The statement said “Amnesty International acknowledges the responsibility of the Indian government to maintain public order, but notes international law severely restricts on the use of force by law enforcement officers. At the heart of these restrictions lies the state's duty to respect the right to life and freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Both these rights are provided in international human rights law and standards, including in treaties binding on India, and in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), ratified by India in 1979.”

It urged the AP government to halt all unnecessary or excessive use of police force at Kakarapalli village; order an impartial and independent inquiry into all reports of unnecessary or excessive use of police force, forced evictions, torture, cruel and degrading treatment and the violence at Kakarapalli village on both February 25 and February 28.

The body urged the State to promptly make the findings public; ensure that state officials, police personnel, and others who are suspected of being responsible for human rights violations are prosecuted, in proceedings which meet international standards of fairness.

The Hindu, 5 March, 2011, http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/05/stories/2011030565320800.htm


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