National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations - Encounter Killings

Encounter Killings

The NCHRO, in association with Amnesty International India, convened a national seminar on fake ‘Encounter Killings’, on 26 June 2007, (U.N. Anti Torture Day) at Marathi Patrakar Sangh Hall, Mumbai. At the end of day-long deliberations, resolutions with 11-point demands were passed which are as follows:

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