Army kids plea to NHRC
New Delhi: The NHRC has taken cognizance of a complaint filed by three children of Army officers alleging violation of human rights of the force’s personnel in recent incidents of stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir. The NHRC said the complainants have also sought its “intervention for an appropriate enquiry into the incident of stonepelting and assault by an unruly and disruptive mob on Army personnel in Shopian district on January 27”.
New Delhi, Feb. 9: The NHRC has taken cognisance of a complaint filed by three children of Army officers alleging violation of human rights of the force’s personnel in recent incidents of stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a statement on Friday, the National Human Rights Commission said the complainants have also sought its “intervention for an appropriate enquiry into the incident of stone-pelting and assault by an unruly and disruptive mob on Army personnel in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 27”.
In their complaint, the children have said they were “disturbed” by the recent incidents of stonepelting and assaults by mobs on security forces, according to the statement.
The commission has observed that in view of the facts narrated and allegations levelled in the complaint, “it will be appropriate to call for a factual report from the ministry of defence, through its secretary, to know the present status of the situation and steps taken by the Union government on the points raised by the complainants regarding alleged humiliation and violation of the human rights of the Army personnel in the state of Jammu and Kashmir”.
A communication has been sent to the defence secretary, seeking a report in four weeks, it said.