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Enforced Disappearances in Kashmir: A State’s Denial and a Community’s Agony
At least 8,000 families in Kashmir have lost their loved ones to enforced disappearances at the behest of the Indian armed forces. But the state refuses to acknowledge the problem and take action.
Tied to an Army Jeep: A Kashmiri Voter’s Tryst with Democracy
While solidarity pours in for the Army, how is Farooq Ahmad Dar coping with the trauma of being used as a human shield?
Kashmir: From Paradise to Hell
Community Correspondent Sajad Rasool has brought us many stories from Kashmir. They tell us a very different story of the ongoing crisis, a perspective seldom reflected in mainstream media and by policy makers. For Human Rights Day, he has written the following piece to explain the magnitude of the violations...
Human Rights Day in the World’s Largest ‘Democracy’
What do a teacher, cultural activist and human rights worker have in common? They can all be branded anti-state elements and be jailed. Just like the people whose testimonies you will watch in the below videos. “I was just a teacher trying to educate tribal children in our area. Why...
Is creating a culture of accountability in Kashmir, a problem? Khurram Parvez asks the Govt
Khurram Parvez is a noted Kashmiri Human Rights activist. He has led organisations like Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) to take strong stands on the police and army brutality in Kashmir. On September 15 Khurram was detained at Delhi airport...
Pellets kill 11-year-old School Boy in Srinagar, Kashmir
The civilian uprising against the Indian rule in Kashmir has been going on from July 8, 2016. During the clashes between Security forces, 92 civilians have been killed while as 13000 people are estimated to be injured. As per the reports emerging in local newspaper of Kashmir, 1000 people have...
The day PM Narendra Modi visited Kashmir, a young man was shot in head
It was a hopeful winter day for youth in 2015 in Srinagar, Kashmir as Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, spoke about the welfare of J&K youth, amidst an ordered shut down. The house of Nazirs was filled with laughter and happiness on that day, while the youngest son...
A Kashmiri mother’s tale of sorrow
Shameena, a Kashmiri mother, spends her days crying silently, longingly gazing at the picture of her smiling son Zubair Ahmed because she will never see him again. Zubair, a child of no more than 14 was killed by the Special Task Force (STF) after a chase in Sopore, Baramullah during...