In accordance with reports from other international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, Physicians for Human Rights as well as the United Nations’ Office of the Human Rights Commissioner’s 2018 Kashmir-specific report, APDP calls for the following recommendations regarding ongoing use of pellet guns in Kashmir: Ban the use of pellet-firing shotguns in Jammu …
Kashmir Scholars issue a document answering Frequently Asked Questions on the history and current siege of Kashmir
KSCAN scholars, subject experts in Kashmir's social and political history, law, and human rights, issue a document that answers commonly asked questions about the history of Kashmir, as well as changes following the deactivation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. You can access the document here
Day 70 of Kashmir Siege
Day 70 of Kashmir under siege : October 14, 2019 The Kashmir siege completes day seventy, life in Kashmir remains disrupted. To date, we now have five on the ground fact finding reports from members of the Indian civil society Report 1, Report 2, Report 3, Report 4, Report 5 All reports have been uniformly disturbing, …
Fact sheet: Kashmir dispute and the current siege
Kashmir Scholars release a fact sheet on the Kashmir dispute and the current siege
Impact of militarization on the children of Kashmir
A report by Mirza Saaib Beg "All children in Kashmir grow as witnesses to the war around us. We go about our daily lives while an active war is raging in our backyards, our gardens, our schools, our hospitals. Despite the turmoil that engulfs us, our parents have prioritized education because they realize that this …
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Kashmir crisis : A fact finding report by Nitya Ramakrishnan and Nandini Sundar
Based on their visit to Kashmir between October 5-9, 2019, a new report was released by Nitya Ramakrishnan (Advocate) and Nandini Sundar (Sociologist) . The authors of the report visited various districts of Kashmir and spoke to various people on the ground. They report on various aspects of the siege, including illegal detentions of minors, …
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Kashmir Civil Disobedience: Trauma, resistance, resilience, Two months on: A citizens’ report
A group of Indian citizens has just released a report on the current siege. This report was prepared by a team of concerned Indian citizens who travelled to Kashmir from September 25-30, and Jammu between October 6&7 as part of a solidarity and fact finding mission to understand the impact of abrogation of Article 370 …
