A long battle against Indian 'army impunity'

Irom Sharmila, an activist, has been on hunger strike since 2000 in protest against the killing of 10 civilians by the Indian army.

Sharmila's demand is the scrapping of a security law, imposed in 1958, in her home state of Manipur.

The law, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, is only in effect in India-administered Kashmir and in the country's northeastern region.

Under it, Indian soldiers can arrest, search and even shoot to kill suspects, and also gives troops immunity from prosecution.

The Indian government says it is necessary to fight a number of armed groups, but human-rights groups have criticised the law, saying it goes against the Geneva Conventions.

Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports from Imphal, India.

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[Dalekdanceparty]

How bout a nice comment, hmm? Like 'GO INDIA YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME PEOPLE WITH AN AWESOME CULTURE! FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS!!'

[joyo17]

Protesting by taking of your cloths is not effective.

[shubroto81]

@TheSolitaryRex yet the cowardly indian army beat the mighty pak army 3 times. They beat pak so bad that pak had to change its text books and started teaching their children that they won the war.

[rsingh1492]

@TheSolitaryRex it's people like you that cause shit to happen in the world

[FromBoomTown]

Shut the fuck up. How about you fucking fix the problem instead of bitching like a fucking idiot. Indians won't change until they look at themselves in the mirror.

[TheSolitaryRex]

Indian Army is a bunch of coward retired pornstars. Pakistan Army is the might. Down with Hindus!

[bthboy]

I wonder if such reporting is possible in Pakistan (without armed militia protecting you)... They kill people regardless of any any acts imposed or not... India and Pakistan don't even stand a comparison... Good reporting though... But still I support AFSPA... You can't fight with your hands tied...

[luxul]

@Aron51869 i wonder if know that libya is an Arab country!

[luxul]

@jabberwolf instead of jabbering go and watch the many reports in al jazeera about terror islamic groups in pakistan. It is not hard, just go to the search box and find out.

[luxul]

@Arun7748 Do not disregard the message by attacking the messenger. And by the way,  speaking of Qatar(the owner of jaz) has the highest GDP in the world 179k per capita.. who needs a democracy with that kind of money.

[MrJimmysher]

This Aljazeera is all out to create propagandas against Indian army & Indians.They support the ISI and Paki army & get paid from the Paki's and is biased towards them..!!...

[vaibhavb143]

Al jazeera tke ur good 4 nothing coverage back to ur gay lands not on ours ...cover those terrorist camps in pakistan ...then come back ...