​These numbers are a frightening testimony of
what Kashmiris have had to live through for the
​past seventy years

146,907

Civilians Arrested

​109,378

Structures Destroyed

107,775

Children Oprhaned

​95,422

Total Killings

22,908

Women Widowed

10,125

Disappearances

7,128

Custodial Killings

11,126

Gang Rapes
Source: Kashmir Media Service & C.J. Werleman

Resources

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The Cases of Aasiya Andrabi, Dr Qasim Faktoo, Sofi Fahmeeda and Nahida Nasreen.
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Podcast: Justice For All Canada discusses the plight of Kashmiri political prisoners with Cindy Sheehan.
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Justice Talks: Discussing the disenfranchisement of Kashmir with experts.

Law As An Instrument of Oppression​

​The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) is an act that the government of India has instituted to prevent terror-related activities and activities that may endanger the sovereignty and integrity of India. However, according to Amnesty International and the United Nations, the UAPA does not fulfill international human rights standards. Since 2019, Police have booked more than 2,364 people under UAPA and nearly half of them are still languishing in jail inside and outside the Kashmir valley.

Using case studies, this detailed report dives into the application of the UAPA in Indian Occupied Kashmir and how it is structured and designed to repress dissent and human rights. The law criminalizes a particular set of beliefs or opinions that the government might deem unlawful or “anti-national”.

Kashmir 2023: Annual Human Rights Review​

For the past 76 years, the people of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir have been struggling to exercise their UN-mandated right to self-determination. The Indian state’s occupation of Kashmir and its persistent repression of the political aspirations of the Kashmiri population have resulted in ongoing and egregious human rights violations. This report, prepared by Justice for All, offers an overview and analysis of the multifaceted human rights violations and political developments in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, covering the period from January 2023 to December 2023.

Human rights violations in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir are systematic, organized, and state-sanctioned and not isolated incidents.The report attempts to make an important intervention: as India forces Kashmiri journalists to report ground realities in a manner and in a vocabulary that suits statist narratives, the report foregrounds the Kashmiri perspective and lens.

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