Our aim is to guarantee that each Kashmiri lives his/her life with dignity and freedom to choose their destiny. Through active and effective lobbying, it is ensured that survival issues in Kashmir stay a top priority on the international agenda. The forum sees to it that the barbarity of Indian forces does not pass without any notice. Therefore, every incident is given equal importance and raised on all international platforms so that justice prevails.
Our aim is to guarantee that each Kashmiri lives his/her life with dignity and freedom to choose their destiny. Through active and effective lobbying, it is ensured that survival issues in Kashmir stay a top priority on the international agenda. The forum sees to it that the barbarity of Indian forces does not pass without any notice. Therefore, every incident is given equal importance and raised on all international platforms so that justice prevails.
Our aim is to guarantee that each Kashmiri lives his/her life with dignity and freedom to choose their destiny. Through active and effective lobbying, it is ensured that survival issues in Kashmir stay a top priority on the international agenda. The forum sees to it that the barbarity of Indian forces does not pass without any notice. Therefore, every incident is given equal importance and raised on all international platforms so that justice prevails.
International laws say that anyone under detention or any sort of imprisonment is not to be dealt inhumanly, degraded or to be tortured. No incident or circumstance can be used for justification
International laws say that anyone under detention or any sort of imprisonment is not to be dealt inhumanly, degraded or to be tortured. No incident or circumstance can be used for justification
International laws say that anyone under detention or any sort of imprisonment is not to be dealt inhumanly, degraded or to be tortured. No incident or circumstance can be used for justification.
Enforced disappearance results when people are arrested, kidnapped or detained against their will by officials or members of any government or organization.
Enforced disappearance results when people are arrested, kidnapped or detained against their will by officials or members of any government or organization.
Enforced disappearance results when people are arrested, kidnapped or detained against their will by officials or members of any government or organization.
Unequal treatment of people on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, nationality, descent and race is called racial discrimination. It is the unfair treatment of someone on various lines.
Unequal treatment of people on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, nationality, descent and race is called racial discrimination. It is the unfair treatment of someone on various lines.
Unequal treatment of people on the basis of their ethnicity, color, nationality, descent and race is called racial discrimination. It is the unfair treatment of someone on various lines.
Free speech is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, by any means.
Free speech is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, by any means.
Free speech is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, by any means.
“It means acts which may cause severe pain or suffering, either physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.”
Intentionally inflicting pain and using influence on innocent people is termed as Torture. This act is deemed as inhumane and barbaric. People in authority may exercise their power to extract confessions or information. This can lead to physical infliction – sexual abuse, beating and or any other inhumane method by which an individual ay feel threatened. Torture can be psychological as well.
According to UN Conventions, torture is illegal. Despite their commitments, some governments continue to openly torture while others let their people down by secretly conducting it.
Torture normally takes place in seclusion. India resorts to covering or negating torture rather than initiating just and fair investigations whenever any pro-Kashmir forum forwards a complaint.
There are various reasons why torturers do not fear prosecution, getting arrested or punishment. These include:
“It means acts which may cause severe pain or suffering, either physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.”
Intentionally inflicting pain and using influence on innocent people is termed as Torture. This act is deemed as inhumane and barbaric. People in authority may exercise their power to extract confessions or information. This can lead to physical infliction – sexual abuse, beating and or any other inhumane method by which an individual ay feel threatened. Torture can be psychological as well.
According to UN Conventions, torture is illegal. Despite their commitments, some governments continue to openly torture while others let their people down by secretly conducting it.
Torture normally takes place in seclusion. India resorts to covering or negating torture rather than initiating just and fair investigations whenever any pro-Kashmir forum forwards a complaint.
There are various reasons why torturers do not fear prosecution, getting arrested or punishment. These include:
“It means acts which may cause severe pain or suffering, either physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.”
Intentionally inflicting pain and using influence on innocent people is termed as Torture. This act is deemed as inhumane and barbaric. People in authority may exercise their power to extract confessions or information. This can lead to physical infliction – sexual abuse, beating and or any other inhumane method by which an individual ay feel threatened. Torture can be psychological as well.
According to UN Conventions, torture is illegal. Despite their commitments, some governments continue to openly torture while others let their people down by secretly conducting it.
Torture normally takes place in seclusion. India resorts to covering or negating torture rather than initiating just and fair investigations whenever any pro-Kashmir forum forwards a complaint.
There are various reasons why torturers do not fear prosecution, getting arrested or punishment. These include:
Extrajudicial killing is defined as intentional killing of any individual by the government without any judicial proceeding or following a legal process.
On 6 January 1993, Indian paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) went on killing of at least 53 people in Sopore, also known as Suyyapur, in Jammu and Kashmir. There are many such incidents which depicts Indian forces extrajudicial killing of innocent people of Kashmir such as that of Burhan Wani.
Extrajudicial killing is defined as intentional killing of any individual by the government without any judicial proceeding or following a legal process.
On 6 January 1993, Indian paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) went on killing of at least 53 people in Sopore, also known as Suyyapur, in Jammu and Kashmir. There are many such incidents which depicts Indian forces extrajudicial killing of innocent people of Kashmir such as that of Burhan Wani.
Extrajudicial killing is defined as intentional killing of any individual by the government without any judicial proceeding or following a legal process.
On 6 January 1993, Indian paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) went on killing of at least 53 people in Sopore, also known as Suyyapur, in Jammu and Kashmir. There are many such incidents which depicts Indian forces extrajudicial killing of innocent people of Kashmir such as that of Burhan Wani.
Mass graves refer to location where multiple persons are buried. Although no legal definition of the term exists but according to the UN, it refers to a place where 3 or more victims of “arbitrary or extra-judicial executions” are buried. Since the independence of Pakistan, during the freedom struggle, thousands of Kashmiris have been buried in unmarked graves.
Mass graves refer to location where multiple persons are buried. Although no legal definition of the term exists but according to the UN, it refers to a place where 3 or more victims of “arbitrary or extra-judicial executions” are buried. Since the independence of Pakistan, during the freedom struggle, thousands of Kashmiris have been buried in unmarked graves.
Mass graves refer to location where multiple persons are buried. Although no legal definition of the term exists but according to the UN, it refers to a place where 3 or more victims of “arbitrary or extra-judicial executions” are buried. Since the independence of Pakistan, during the freedom struggle, thousands of Kashmiris have been buried in unmarked graves.
Lead loaded pellets have been used indiscriminately against Kashmiris as they raise their voices for freedom. Indian police claim of pellet guns as a “non-lethal weapon” has left many injured, blind and dead. Pellets penetrate delicate tissues of the skin and eye which are most vulnerable to damage. These were introduced in 2010 by Indian police during a protest which left 100 dead.
One cartridge of pellet gun may contain hundreds of pellets. When fired, the cartridge bursts and immediately throws these ball bearing resembling structures at a single point.
Lead loaded pellets have been used indiscriminately against Kashmiris as they raise their voices for freedom. Indian police claim of pellet guns as a “non-lethal weapon” has left many injured, blind and dead. Pellets penetrate delicate tissues of the skin and eye which are most vulnerable to damage. These were introduced in 2010 by Indian police during a protest which left 100 dead.
One cartridge of pellet gun may contain hundreds of pellets. When fired, the cartridge bursts and immediately throws these ball bearing resembling structures at a single point.
Lead loaded pellets have been used indiscriminately against Kashmiris as they raise their voices for freedom. Indian police claim of pellet guns as a “non-lethal weapon” has left many injured, blind and dead. Pellets penetrate delicate tissues of the skin and eye which are most vulnerable to damage. These were introduced in 2010 by Indian police during a protest which left 100 dead.
One cartridge of pellet gun may contain hundreds of pellets. When fired, the cartridge bursts and immediately throws these ball bearing resembling structures at a single point.
Every year, hundreds of women and girls are abused sexually in Kashmir. In 1991, Indian army soldiers allegedly rapped 23 to 100 women in Kunan and Poshpora villages of Kashmir during search operation. Twenty-six years have passed and yet no action or even inquiry conducted to probe the incident. Violence against women takes other forms too such as molestation and harassment. Women must be given the right to make decision about their own body.
Every year, hundreds of women and girls are abused sexually in Kashmir. In 1991, Indian army soldiers allegedly rapped 23 to 100 women in Kunan and Poshpora villages of Kashmir during search operation. Twenty-six years have passed and yet no action or even inquiry conducted to probe the incident. Violence against women takes other forms too such as molestation and harassment. Women must be given the right to make decision about their own body.
Every year, hundreds of women and girls are abused sexually in Kashmir. In 1991, Indian army soldiers allegedly rapped 23 to 100 women in Kunan and Poshpora villages of Kashmir during search operation. Twenty-six years have passed and yet no action or even inquiry conducted to probe the incident. Violence against women takes other forms too such as molestation and harassment. Women must be given the right to make decision about their own body.
The term half-widow is usually affiliated with those Kashmiri women whose husbands have disappeared and still couldn’t be found. Therefore, the wives do not know whether their husbands are still alive or dead.
The term became common around two and a half decades ago, when men started to disappear, usually captured by the forces, leaving behind their wives. Half-widows face financial difficulties because they cannot access their husband’s property or bank accounts since death certificates are required for this. But these are not available since their husbands are not officially recognized as deceased. Under Muslim personal law, a person cannot be declared dead until seven years after their disappearance.
The term half-widow is usually affiliated with those Kashmiri women whose husbands have disappeared and still couldn’t be found. Therefore, the wives do not know whether their husbands are still alive or dead.
The term became common around two and a half decades ago, when men started to disappear, usually captured by the forces, leaving behind their wives. Half-widows face financial difficulties because they cannot access their husband’s property or bank accounts since death certificates are required for this. But these are not available since their husbands are not officially recognized as deceased. Under Muslim personal law, a person cannot be declared dead until seven years after their disappearance.
The term half-widow is usually affiliated with those Kashmiri women whose husbands have disappeared and still couldn’t be found. Therefore, the wives do not know whether their husbands are still alive or dead.
The term became common around two and a half decades ago, when men started to disappear, usually captured by the forces, leaving behind their wives. Half-widows face financial difficulties because they cannot access their husband’s property or bank accounts since death certificates are required for this. But these are not available since their husbands are not officially recognized as deceased. Under Muslim personal law, a person cannot be declared dead until seven years after their disappearance.
Amid violence in the Indian Occupied Kashmir, children have suffered being the most vulnerable section of the community. The number of orphans in Kashmir mushroomed dramatically with the beginning of an armed conflict against Indian rule in 1989.
According to the a UK-based organization, Save the Children study states that more than 200,000 orphans in the Himalayan region, out of which 37 percent are said to have been orphaned amid conflict.
In most of the cases, children lost their fathers either in extra-judicial killing or disappeared. Mothers left behind have no money to raise their children, send them to orphanages. Orphanages in the area are, therefore, critical to ensure equal access to basic opportunities to everyone.
Amid violence in the Indian Occupied Kashmir, children have suffered being the most vulnerable section of the community. The number of orphans in Kashmir mushroomed dramatically with the beginning of an armed conflict against Indian rule in 1989.
According to the a UK-based organization, Save the Children study states that more than 200,000 orphans in the Himalayan region, out of which 37 percent are said to have been orphaned amid conflict.
In most of the cases, children lost their fathers either in extra-judicial killing or disappeared. Mothers left behind have no money to raise their children, send them to orphanages. Orphanages in the area are, therefore, critical to ensure equal access to basic opportunities to everyone.
Amid violence in the Indian Occupied Kashmir, children have suffered being the most vulnerable section of the community. The number of orphans in Kashmir mushroomed dramatically with the beginning of an armed conflict against Indian rule in 1989.
According to the a UK-based organization, Save the Children study states that more than 200,000 orphans in the Himalayan region, out of which 37 percent are said to have been orphaned amid conflict.
In most of the cases, children lost their fathers either in extra-judicial killing or disappeared. Mothers left behind have no money to raise their children, send them to orphanages. Orphanages in the area are, therefore, critical to ensure equal access to basic opportunities to everyone.
