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What the EXPLOSIVE Kandhamal tribunal report says
Last updated on: December 5, 2011 12:29 IST
A report of the National People's Tribunal on the 2008 riots in
Kandhamal, Orissa, is out. The report that runs into 197 pages points
out that the brutality of the violence falls within the definition of
'torture' under international law, particularly the Rome Statute of
the International Criminal Court.
According to the tribunal, headed by Justice A P Shah, communal forces
used religious conversions as an issue for political mobilisation and
incited horrific forms of violence and discrimination against tribals
and Dalit Christians.
The 12-member jury relied on the testimonies of 45 victims, survivors
and their representatives.
The report, a copy of which is in rediff.com's possession, states that
the targeted violence against tribals and Dalit Christian community in
Orissa violates the fundamental right to life, liberty and equality
guaranteed by the Constitution, and affirmed by the ICCPR, ICESCR,
CERD and other international covenants.
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