Nov 30, 2012 | Home, Human Rights
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 4Â Rajputana...
Oct 4, 2018 | News update
När den indiska armén sköt den 21-årige gerillaledaren Burhani Wani ökade trycket mot civilbefolkningen i Kashmir. Hittills har 96 personer dött under massiva militärinsatser. – Nu ifrågasätter många fredsaktivister om icke-våldsteorin verkligen leder någonstans,...
Oct 1, 2018 | History, Home
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...
Nov 30, 2012 | Human Rights
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...