Criticising India for continuing with laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act which it said breaches international human rights standards, the United Nations today asked New Delhi to repeal them and raised the issue of alleged disappearance of people in Kashmir.”India should repeal those dated and colonial-era laws that breach contemporary international human rights standards. These range from laws which provide the security forces with excessive emergency powers, including the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, to laws that criminalise homosexuality,” UN Commissioner for Human Rights Navnetham Pillay said here.She also asked the government to address the cases of alleged disappearances in Kashmir

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Amid anti-government slogans, number of daily wagers from across the state participated in the protest rally that passed through various markets of the city, this afternoon.‘’The administration is not taking care of the daily wagers and not even paying attention to our genuine demands as for the last one-week, we are on strike,’’ Kulbir Singh, one of the leaders of All J&K PDD Daily Wagers Association, Jammu told UNI.He said that government has forced us to come on the streets as they are not serious in handling the issue and not considering our demands.‘’Amendment of SRO 64 of 1994, regularisation of D/Ws, who have completed 7-year in service after 1994, release of wages on monthly basis and enhancement of wages from Rs 70 to 200 per day are some of our demands, which government should immediately consider,’’ he said, adding that the agitation would be intensified, if the authorities fail to consider their long pending demands.The protestors marched towards Civil Secretariat, but police and the security forces did not allow them to proceed.Tehsildar Jammu, however, reached the spot and was handed over a copy of memorandum by the agitating daily wagers, which he said would be forwarded to the concerned authorities.

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Jammu and Kashmir daily wagers take out protest rally in Jammu