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Article: India -- Armed groups target civilians in Assam.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- January 5, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 January 2001-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: India -- Armed groups target civilians in Assam (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Following the killing of over 100 civilians in Assam in November and December 2000, Amnesty International today called on all parties involved in the conflicts in the state to publicly commit to international humanitarian law which prohibits the killing of civilians.
"In light of the escalating violence and conflicting claims about who has carried out the killings, the government must exercise some control over this dire situation and initiate impartial and independent investigations to reveal ...