Civil Liberties Jammu & Kashmir, and in some measure, in the States of the North-East and, on occasion, in other parts of the country as well. The Commission therefore welcomes these developments at the international level, and the efforts of the Central Government to pursue early action on a comprehensive convention to deal with the problem of teijrorism. At the same time, the Commission has, during the period under review, persisted firmly in its endeavour to ensure that despite the many dangers and ambiguities consenting the armed forces and police of the country, all concerned with the security of the State abide by the dictates of the Constitution, the laws of our country, and the international instruments to which India is a party. 3.6 This is also why, when the Commission has examined complaints, or acted suo motu, on reports of violations of human rights in areas affected by terrorism and insurgency, it has continued to insist on fiill accountability in accordance with the demanding standards that the nation has, as a democratic State governed by law, set for itself. 3.7 The Commission deeply regrets, in this connection, that a lack of transparency persists in respect of certain important cases that it has pursued. Thus, in regard to the tragic incident in Bijbehara, that occurred on 22 October 1993 and that led to a serious loss of life, the Commission has been compelled to move a Writ Petition before the Supreme Court, having thus far been denied the records that it sought from thfe Home Ministry, of the trial that was held by the General Security Force Court. The Con^mission is of the view that the withholding of these records brings little credit to the Government and to the security forces, and that it thwarts the purpose ofjustice and the prime objective leading to the establishment of this Commission, namely the need to ensure the 'better protection' of human rights in the country. 3.8 Likewise, the Commission notes Mth deep concern that those responsible for the abduction and subsequent killing of the prominent advocate of Srinagar, Jalil Andrabi, are yet to be brought to trial. It is a matter of despair to the afflicted family, and to those tvho are interested in the promotion and protection of human rights in the country, that the Commission's insistent call that the killers be tracked down and brought to book has met with little practical response, and a single line comment in the Memorandum of Action Taken was submitted to Parliament in this respect in the Annual Report for 1998- 99. The Memorandum stated: 'The matter is sub judice.' A similar situation of opacity persists in regard to the 'disappearance' and probable killing of Jaswant Singh Khalra in Punjab, the perpetrators of the crime remaining at large, to the continuing discredit of the law and order apparatus of the State and the deepening concern of human rights activists. 3.9 Given such occurrences of enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings, the Commission has urged the Central Government to direct the armed forces, including the para-military forces, to report to the Commission—as does the police—any cases of 19