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May 21st, 2019 |
By kashmirv
Rights bodies say India uses torture as ‘instrument of control’ to quash rebellion in Indian-administered Kashmir. By Rifat Fareed Prisoners in Indian-administered Kashmir have been subjected to abuse and torture, including “water-boarding, sleep deprivation and sexualised torture”, according to a report by two rights bodies. The 560-page report released on Monday mentions solitary confinement, sleep
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May 20th, 2019 |
By kashmirv
By Aijaz Hussain A prominent rights group in Indian-controlled Kashmir is advocating for the United Nations to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate what it calls the endemic use of torture by government forces who have faced a decades-long anti-India uprising in the disputed region. The Jammu-Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society on Monday released
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Tags: anti-India uprising, Jammu-Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, JKCCS, Kashmir group, Kashmir group seeks UN probe, United Nations
Jan 10th, 2018 |
By kashmirv
By Jean Drèze First-hand accounts of torture in the ‘Structures of Violence’ report are extremely disturbing. Ending human rights violations in Kashmir requires not only the repeal of draconian Acts but also respect for the law. “Like all the detained youth, I was beaten, and hung upside down. I was kept naked, tied to a
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Tags: AFSPA, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, Jammu and Kashmir State Police, JKCCS, PSA, Structures of Violence, Structures of Violence Report
Nov 30th, 2017 |
By kashmirv
Irfan Mehraj Interview: The 2017 winner of the Rafto Prize for human rights spoke with The New Arab about his thoughts on the long-running Kashmir dispute. Parvez Imroz is a well-known human rights lawyer and activist at the Jammu-Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCSS) and the 2017 recipient of Norway’s prestigious Rafto Prize for human rights.
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Tags: ammu-Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, Human rights, India, JKCCS, Kashmir, Norway, Parvez Imroz, Rafto Prize
Aug 31st, 2016 |
By kashmirv
People in Indian-administered Kashmir aim their anger at security forces as death toll and eye injuries mount. Human rights activists say the security forces enjoy impunity from prosecution [EPA] By Elizabeth Puranam Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – For Abdul Rehman Mir, the grief over the death of his son has turned to anger. He is sitting
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