{"id":197087,"date":"2026-03-24T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=197087"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:55:53","slug":"hr-abuses-escalate-to-alarming-levels-in-iiojk-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/24\/hr-abuses-escalate-to-alarming-levels-in-iiojk-report.html","title":{"rendered":"HR abuses escalate to alarming levels in IIOJK: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194512\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/kashmir-1-e1659710663540-1068x561-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1068\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/kashmir-1-e1659710663540-1068x561-1.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/kashmir-1-e1659710663540-1068x561-1-390x205.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/kashmir-1-e1659710663540-1068x561-1-780x410.jpg 780w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/kashmir-1-e1659710663540-1068x561-1-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Islamabad: Gross human rights violations perpetrated by Indian forces have reached alarming proportions since the Hindutva-led BJP government, under military coercion and curfews, revoked the special status of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019..<\/p>\n<p>A report released by Kashmir Media Serviceon the occasion of the \u201cInternational Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims\u201d said that human rights violations committed by Indian occupational forces\u2014including the army, Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Special Operations Group, RAW, NIA, and SIA\u2014have increased dramatically since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in the internationally recognized disputed territory.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated that Indian forces personnel are involved in arbitrarily arresting, torturing, and killing Kashmiris on a daily basis, with over 96,400 innocent Kashmiris having fallen to Indian bullets from January 1989 to date.<\/p>\n<p>It added that despite repeated warnings from human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and annual reports by the US State Department, Indian troops, paramilitary forces, and police personnel\u2014empowered by black laws\u2014continue to conduct arbitrary arrests, torture, and killings during so-called cordon and search operations and house raids.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlighted that India is using draconian laws such as the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Public Safety Act (PSA), and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to stifle political dissent in the territory. \u201cEven political leaders, activists, women, human rights defenders, and journalists in IIOJK are not spared by the Hindutva BJP regime under LG Manoj Sinha. Kashmiris are being silenced, threatened, stripped of property, tortured, and suspended simply for performing their duties,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The report maintained that the United Nations must take notice of these grave rights abuses and hold Indian forces, their personnel, and the government accountable for their crimes in the occupied territory.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid, in a statement issued in Srinagar, deplored India\u2019s continued efforts to silence Kashmiri voices and crush the freedom movement through military might and black laws. He appealed to international human rights organizations to pressure New Delhi to cease violations of detainees\u2019 basic rights.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the people\u2019s struggle to realize their political will cannot be crushed through force, illegal detention, or military oppression. \u201cKashmiris will remain united and continue their struggle until the ongoing freedom movement reaches its logical conclusion,\u201d he said, adding that all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, including the Kashmir dispute, can be resolved through meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Gross human rights violations perpetrated by Indian forces have reached alarming proportions since the Hindutva-led BJP government, under military coercion and curfews, revoked the special status of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.. 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