SHILLONG, AUG 21: Concerned over the frequent victimization of people in the name of witchcraft, the Meghalaya People Human Rights Commission has reiterated its demand for enacting anti superstition law in the state.MPHRC chairman Dino Dympep on Wednesday said Meghalaya government must enact the anti superstition law as it is the duty bound and mandatory for the government to comply with the legal obligations in fostering respect for human rights under Article 51 of the Constitution of India. He said the state government must enact such a law which is in compliance with the core human rights jurisprudence under the International Law.
Condemning the recent incidents that took place at Smit where three people were hacked to death by an angry mob for allegedly practicing withcraft, Dympep urged the government to prevent, punish and prosecute individuals who accuse peoples of being superstitious or witches and commits crime which is in clear violation of human rights
The MPHRC also felt that in India there is a combination of national and state level laws that, theoretically should cover the acts and behavior of the perpetrators of such crimes. However, Dympep said that in the absent of the Anti Superstitions legislation in Meghalaya, their effectiveness has been blunted by poor enforcement and insufficient penalties”
The MPHRC also asked the government to ensure that the practice of extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions is brought to an end through an effective prophylactic affirmative measures to prevent, combat and eliminate the phenomenon in all forms and manifestations.– By Our Reporter
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