NGOs question silence over AR jawan’s death

Dimapur, January 18 : Some concern NGOs of Nagaland, headed by the NNP+ has sought a detailed report of the discrimination and breach of confidentiality of the Naga AR jawan by the 42 Assam Rifles from the Director General, Assam Rifles. They have written a representation to DG Assam Rifles through the Inspector General, Assam Rifles (North) on 11th November 2009, which was also published in the local newspapers. But till today, there has been no response from the authority concern, informed a press note issued by Abou Mere, Director Kripa Foundation Nagaland.
”This issue of Discrimination and breach of confidentiality by the Assam Rifles has caught the headline of our local (Nagaland) newspapers and the news even went international, but to our astonishment, even after the death of our brother, the State Government, UNAIDS and NACO having all the knowledge of the incident have not even raised their voice against the para-military force”, stated the press note while questioning the State government, UNAIDS and NACO.
”Are we to understand that the authorities i.e., the State Government, UNAIDS and NACO, who are morally responsible, do not practice what they preach? Is this how concern and committed they are?”
Pointing out that those who are “living with HIV will continue to live in hope and confidence that they might also face such similar fate”, the press note stated that the discrimination and “breach of confidential of the jawan is a violation of human rights” and that “because of the negligence of the Para-military force, we have lost a precious son of the soil”. The Director Kripa Foundation Nagaland as such demanded that the State Government of Nagaland, UNAIDS and NACO should take up the matter and investigate this “vigorously using all measures available to ensure that anyone responsible be brought to Justice”.