The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has denounced the targeted drone assault carried out on October 20 at Khammoi village, Mon district reportedly by Indian armed forces resulting in the death of two unarmed civilians and the destruction of private properties.

The victims include a promising young student leader, late Khampei Wangsa, Joint Secretary, Khammoi Students’ Union and an eight-year-old child, late Phiphot Wangsu, a Grade-1 student of Khammoi Mission School whose lives were abruptly extinguished in an act that defies every standard of humanity, the NSF stated

The NSF stated that use of combat drones and explosive payloads in civilian-populated areas amounts to a direct violation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Geneva Conventions’ Prohibition against targeting civilians and Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) among other International laws.

Stating that such actions reflect a disturbing pattern of militarized suppression, weaponized fear and systemic impunity under the cover of domestic legislation such as AFSPA, the NSF urgently called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to launch an independent, international fact-finding mission and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to issue a situational report on violations occurring under AFSPA.

Domestically, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) continues to provide legal immunity to excesses of force, creating an ecosystem where accountability becomes optional, it stated.

The NSF reiterated its unwavering demand for the immediate and unconditional repeal of AFSPA from the Naga homeland.

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In continued protest against militarization and state-sponsored violence, the NSF reaffirmed non-cooperation with armed forces across all federating units and sub-ordinate bodies of NSF until AFSPA is repealed.

Meanwhile, the Federation extended profound condolences to the grieving families.

It further urged all democratic nations, humanitarian organizations and conscience-driven citizens to condemn this atrocity and ensure that perpetrators are held accountable within the frameworks of international criminal law.