Indian rights groups write to Ban Ki-moon on AFSPA
Expressing solidarity with Irom Sharmila’s 15-year-long hunger strike for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, around 40 ethnic groups under the banner of Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha (ASM) urged the United Nations (UN) to not consider India’s appeal for permanent membership in the Security Council till the controversial legislation was revoked.