The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has strongly condemned the drone assault carried out on October 20, 2025, at Khammoi village in Mon district, reportedly by Indian armed forces, which resulted in the deaths of two civilians and destruction of private properties.
In a statement issued from its Oking Kohima on Thursday, the NSF described the incident as a “targeted drone assault” that claimed the lives of a promising young student leader, Late Eno Khampei Wangsa, Joint Secretary of the Khammoi Students’ Union, and an eight-year-old child, Late Phiphot Wangsu, a Grade-1 student of Khammoi Mission School. The NSF said their lives were “abruptly extinguished in an act that defies every standard of humanity.”
The NSF asserted that “the use of combat drones and explosive payloads in civilian-populated areas amounts to a direct violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Geneva Conventions’ prohibition against targeting civilians, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), among other international laws.”
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It stated that such actions “reflect a disturbing pattern of militarized suppression, weaponized fear, and systemic impunity under the cover of domestic legislation such as AFSPA.”
Calling the incident a grave human rights violation, the NSF urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to “launch an independent, international fact-finding mission,” and appealed to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to issue a situational report on violations occurring under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
“Domestically, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act continues to provide legal immunity to excesses of force, creating an ecosystem where accountability becomes optional,” the NSF stated, reiterating its “unwavering demand for the immediate and unconditional repeal of AFSPA from the Naga homeland.”
The Federation also reaffirmed its stand of non-cooperation with armed forces “across all federating units and subordinate bodies of the NSF until AFSPA is repealed,” as a continued protest against “militarization and state-sponsored violence.”
Extending its condolences to the bereaved families, the NSF said, “Their loss is a collective wound upon the conscience of humanity.” It expressed solidarity with the families and 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.”
The statement was signed by NSF President Mteisuding and General Secretary Kenilo Kent.
