Report lists 214 human rights violation in Indian Kashmir

International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights report implicates many senior army, paramilitary, and police officials.


Web Desk December 10, 2012
Report lists 214 human rights violation in Indian Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: The International Peoples Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice (IPTK) and the Association of Parents of Disappeared Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) released a report on 214 cases of human rights violation in Indian Kashmir.

The report, released at a press conference in Srinagar, lists 214 cases and points out 500 perpetrators, which include 235 army personnel, 123 paramlilitary personnel, 111 police personnel and 31 militants.

Numerous senior officials of the Indian army were implicated in these crimes, including two major generals, three brigadiers, nine colonels, three lieutenant colonels, along with many other senior paramilitary and police officials.

The IPTK report also revealed a policy which prohibits the investigation or prosecution of army officials for human rights violations.

The State Human Rights Commission, a judiciary arm in Jammu and Kashmir, implements the method of granting compensation to victims instead of examining human rights cases, as stated in the report.

Missing persons

The APDP demanded an investigation into 8,000-10,000 cases of custodial disappearances in Indian Kashmir by an independent and credible commission.

APDP leader Parveena Ahanger said, "Our stand on the enforced disappearances has been once again vindicated by the recent study conducted by Kashmir University," KMS reported.

Ahanger stated that in most cases, the suspects have been identified by family members of victims and cases against them are pending in court. She insisted that these criminals be convicted, as all the evidence is readily available to the courts.

COMMENTS (20)

singh rp | 12 years ago | Reply

dissapeared persons are Pakistanis and whosoever Pakistanni enter will dissapear

Kashmirian | 12 years ago | Reply

@Harish:

I dont know about other areas but as far as civilization of muslims in kashmir valley is concerned it has got nothing to dow with india and its roots are in dardic languages and cultures practiced in other dardic areas of neighboring areas like gilgit, chitral in northern pakistan and pashayi areas in north eastern afghanistan.

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