A Change of Guard

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Sunday, 11 November 2012

An Indian woman went on a 12 years hunger strike in protest against "a shoot-to-kill law" ធ្វើ​កូដកម្ម​បង្អត់អាហារ​១២​ឆ្នាំ ដើម្បី​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​​ច្បាប់​មួយ

Hunger striker jailed and force fed for 12 years still refuses to eat as she demands soldiers are prosecuted for killing 10 Indian civilians

Irom Sharmila is locked away in a guarded hospital as she continues her protest
She shows no signs of stopping while the law which allows soldiers free reign is not revoked 



An Indian woman has passed the 12-year milestone of her hunger strike and shows no signs of stopping.
Irom Sharmila, of Manipur in the north east of the country, is refusing to eat in protest against a law which gives armed forces the power to kill without any ramifications.
The 40-year-old is imprisoned in a secure hospital and force-fed through her nose twice a day because she refuses to eat until the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is repealed.
Staunch protest: Irom Sharmila (centre) is on a hunger strike which has lasted 12 years, in protest against a draconian law which afflicts her state
Staunch protest: Irom Sharmila (centre) is on a hunger strike which has lasted 12 years, in protest against a draconian law which afflicts her state
This act grants armed forces immunity for any actions they carry out while operating in an area affected by rebellion.
On November 2 2000 a group of soldiers from the Assam Rifles, protected by this law, shot and killed 10 civilians standing at a bus stop in Malom.
They were angry after one of Manipur's rebel groups attacked one of their patrols but the people killed in retaliation were innocent and had nothing to do with the initial incident.
Since then she will not eat, drink or even brush her teeth - causing her to be charged which attempting to commit suicide.

Incident: Malom, where 10 innocent civilians were killed by armed forces, is in the north east of India
Incident: Malom, where 10 innocent civilians were killed by armed forces, is in the north east of India
Unrelenting: Shamila says she has not starved herself for 12 years only to relent before her demand is met
Unrelenting: Shamila says she has not starved herself for 12 years only to relent before her demand is met
'That was a Thursday, the day I used to fast every week. I was so shocked by the massacre at Malom that I just decided to continue my fast unless the draconian law was repealed,' she told Al Jazeera.
Suicide - which her hunger strike was tantamount to - carries a prison sentence of a year - so she is imprisoned then released and then arrested again.
Known as the Iron Lady of Manipur, Sharmila holds the record for the world's longest hunger-strike.
'We are observing the spirit of Sharmila by holding a candlelit vigil,' said Sharmila's brother Singhajit on November 5, speaking to The Independent from Imphal, the capital of Manipur state.
'I last was able to see her on 9 October. She expressed to me that she would not accept any award from any organisation until her demands have been fulfilled.'
She is refusing to accept any awards for her activism - instead hoping to collect them after she is released if her strike is successful.
Locked away: Sharmila is kept in a guarded hospital because she refuses to eat and drink
Locked away: Sharmila is kept in a guarded hospital because she refuses to eat and drink
Her brother told local media: 'After Sharmila comes out winning, she will collect it [an award] herself.'
Over the past year authorities have stopped parts of Manipur from being covered by the act.
Sharmila, though, will not cease her hunger strike until it is removed entirely from the state.
'I fast until the AFSPA goes. I have not wasted 12 years of my life to back off. Either my people live with respect or I don't eat,' she explained.
Despite her action the issue is largely unknown among the Indian public - meaning there is no end in sight.
An expert on the north east of the country, Sanjoy Hazarika, said there had not been any change.
He explained: 'The cabinet has not even considered a proposal on this issue from the home ministry that was sent two years ago.'
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ថ្ងៃទី 10 វិច្ឆិកា 2012,  Cambodia Express News

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