The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, is an act of the Parliament of India. This gives the armed forces of India the liberty to kill civilians without any repercussions or legal action. 

On 4th December 2021, fifteen coal miners from Mon District, Nagaland, were murdered in cold blood by Indian special forces. They were gunned down in the most gruesome manner with no affirmation that these people were armed or posed as threats. 

Under the guise of 'maintaining order,' this act enables the Indian Army deployed in the state of Nagaland to shoot or arrest anybody suspected of being a militant. The atrocities committed by the armed forces far outweigh the good they set out to achieve. 

The cries of sorrow and grief ring throughout the state of Nagaland. We mourn over the multitude of innocent lives lost over this futile act passed by the parliament. Now is the time to act and come together as citizens of India to bring permanent change for peace. REPEAL AFSPA.