Geneva, May 20 (KGN): Three special rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) have written to India asking for details on steps taken to punish or provide justice to victims and their next of kin in 76 cases of torture and arbitrary killing in Jammu and Kashmir since 1990.
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Multiple funerals held for Zeenat, Shakeel Dar; 11 civilians wounded after forces open fire in Shopian
Shopian: At least eleven civilians were injured after the forces fired live ammunition and pellets at protesters in Sugan village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, even as multiple rounds of funeral prayers were held for slain Al Badr commander Zeenat ul Islam and his associate Shakeel Dar. Reports said that the forces had blocked all […]
Sopore Massacre: When 57 civilians were killed, 400 shops and 75 houses burnt down
“Survivors, eye-witnesses recount the horrific tragedy”Sopore: On the 26th year of the Sopore massacre in which 57 civilians were killed by the Border Security Force soldiers today, the memories of that carnage are still fresh in this apple town.The witnesses said: “It was a cold January morning in 1993, when 57 civilians were killed by […]
5 January Resolution of UNCIP
(By Muhammad Farooq Rehmani) The principles accepted and laid down in India-Pakistan communications with the UNCIP on Kashmir dated Decemberists 23 and December 25 and adopted by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, are supplementary to the Commission’s Resolution of August 13, 1948. Its first question links accession of J&K to a free […]
Three fighters, army soldier killed in Tral gunfight; clashes erupt
Srinagar: Three militants and an army soldier were killed in a day-long gunfight in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, even as several civilians were injured in ensuing clashes. A top police officer told Greater Kashmir that three militants were killed in the gunfight that broke out today morning after a joint […]
Six civilians hit by pellets in Tral clashes
Srinagar: At least six civilians were injured in clashes with the government forces in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Intense clashes erupted in several area of Tral including the main town soon after a gunfight broke out between the militants and the forces in Gulshanpora area today morning. An eye witness […]
Shopian’s year of sorrow and incalculable loss
“Even the seasons did not spare the harried people who suffered damages to crops, losses to business, even as death stalked the land” Shopian: The year 2018 started with a dry winter and least snowfall in a decade. It was a bad start – and a bad omen, for those who believe in such things […]
‘Killings, CASOs, encounters turn 2018 bloodiest year in a decade’
“Forces killed 71 civilians, reveals JKCCS report” 11 political activists killed 3 civilians were disappeared 108 instances of internet blockade 275 CASOs, 143 encounters reported this year 120 houses damaged (Riyaz Bhat) Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) in its annual report on Monday revealed that 2018 was the “bloodiest year” in more […]
