The mass graves of Kashmir – Guardian – 09-07-2012

For 22 years this contested region has endured a regime of torture and disappeared civilians. Now a local laywer is discovering their unmarked graves and challenging India’s abuses One sodden evening in April 2010, an Indian army major from the 4 Rajputana...

Kashmir Conflict Background

Defining Kashmir The former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (commonly called Kashmir) is composed of three divided parts: India-controlled Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Laddakh) Pakistancontrolled Kashmir (Azad Kashmir, Gilgit & Baltistan) Chinese...

The dilemma of Kashmir’s half-widows

Decades of conflict have produced many ‘half-widows’ whose husbands have disappeared but are not declared deceased. Decked by thick deodar forests, terraced corn fields, apple orchards and jagged mountains, the hamlet of Dardpora tucked in the northern rim...

Halvänkor av Kashmir by Ghazala Peer

Nordiska Kashmir Organisationen har nära samarbete med Ghazala Peer som tidigare i vår hållit ett seminarium om halvänkor i Kashmir i föreningens regi. Just nu arbetar vi för att hjälpa kvinnor i området till ett bättre liv.  Tidskriften feministiskt perspektiv...

Indian Kashmir – Freedom House – 2012

After a surge in violence between security forces and demonstrators in 2010, Indian-controlled Kashmir experienced markedly more stable and peaceful conditions in 2011. Local council elections in the spring drew a turnout of 80 percent, as voters defied the...