Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

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Civil Liberties
A] Protection of Human Rights in Situations of
Terrorism & Insurgency
3.1 Throughout the year under review, Governments, International bodies
and Civil society members across the globe focused on ways of combating
the scourge of terrorism. Sadly, the international community is still unable to
find a universal consensus on the definition of “terrorism”, thereby further
postponing the adoption of the comprehensive Convention against Terrorism.
3.2 India has been very active in promoting the universal acceptance of the
Convention against Terrorism. Its experience of this scourge, including cross border
terrorism, has been longer than that of other countries. Over the years, only too
often, India has had to fight its battle alone.
3.3 In the course of the year 2004-2005, vicious acts of terrorism continued
to be perpetrated in various parts of the country. In the State of Jammu &
Kashmir innocent people continued to suffer at the hands of terrorists becoming
victims of violence / bomb blasts etc. As per newspaper report, 13 civilians
including women and children were massacred at Tiali Katha in Srurankote on
the night of 25 – 26 th June 2004. National Conference leader Farooq Ahmad
Zargar was shot dead by unidentified terrorists in Srinagar on 29 th December
2004. 26 persons including four police personnel were injured when militants
fired two grenades in Pampore town on 22 nd January 2005.
3.4 During the year 2004 (till December 2004), as many as 147 militants were
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