{"id":34797,"date":"2014-08-20T16:47:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=34797"},"modified":"2014-08-20T16:47:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T11:17:33","slug":"court-orders-release-irom-sharmila-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-orders-release-irom-sharmila-jail","title":{"rendered":"Court orders release of Irom Sharmila from jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/court-orders-release-irom-sharmila-jail\/irom-sharmila-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34798\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-orders-release-irom-sharmila-jail\/irom-sharmila-3\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Irom-Sharmila.jpg?fit=284%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"284,177\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irom Sharmila\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Irom-Sharmila.jpg?fit=284%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-34798\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Irom-Sharmila-150x93.jpg?resize=263%2C163&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Irom Sharmila\" width=\"263\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Irom-Sharmila.jpg?resize=150%2C93&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Irom-Sharmila.jpg?w=284&amp;ssl=1 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a>A court in Manipur on Tuesday ordered the release of Irom Sharmila who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at human rights abuses in Manipur, her lawyer said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The court has set her free,&#8221; lawyer Mani Khaidem said of Irom Sharmila, who was arrested shortly after beginning her protest.<\/p>\n<p>Sharmila, known as the Iron Lady of Manipur for her unwavering and non-violent protest, has refused food and water for almost 14 years to draw attention to abuses allegedly committed by security forces.<\/p>\n<p>She began her fast in November 2000 after witnessing the killing of 10 people by the army at a bus stop near her home in Manipur, which is subject to the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested on charges of attempted suicide and was sent to a prison hospital where she was force-fed via a nasal drip several times a day. ANI reported that a sessions court in Manipur said the prosecution had failed to prove its charge of attempted suicide against Sharmila and she should be released from house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Babloo Loitangbam, a human rights activist in the northeast who is close to Sharmila, said the court had accepted that the charge was not sustainable. &#8220;There has been a consistent position where activists have been saying that Sharmila is not taking her life, she is making a political point which is to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act,&#8221; AFP quoted Loitangbam telling the NDTV network.<\/p>\n<p>Sharmila also faces similar charges in New Delhi where she has staged a hunger-strike in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The (AFSPA), which covers large parts of northeastern India and Kashmir, gives security forces sweeping powers to search, enter property and shoot-on-sight and is seen by critics as cover for human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2013 Amnesty India, recognised Sharmila as a &#8216;prisoner of conscience&#8217;, who is being held solely for a peaceful expression of her beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A court in Manipur on Tuesday ordered the release of Irom Sharmila who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at human rights abuses in Manipur, her lawyer said. &#8220;The court has set her free,&#8221; lawyer Mani Khaidem said of Irom Sharmila, who was arrested shortly after beginning her protest. 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