Rising Detainee Numbers in Kashmir Highlight Ongoing Human Rights Issues

Srinagar: Mohammad Ahsan Untoo, Chairman of the International Forum for Justice and Human Rights (IFJHR), on Thursday unveiled a troubling report detailing the conditions of over 6,300 Kashmiris currently detained in Indian and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) jails under what are described as spurious charges.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the IFJHR report indicates that these detentions, including those of 28 women, are part of a broader strategy to intimidate the local population into compliance with Indian state directives. The report accuses Indian authorities of waging a unilateral campaign against the residents of Kashmir through a series of oppressive actions designed to reinforce their control over the region.

The report elaborates on the severe consequences of this long-standing conflict, citing “countless massacres, rapes, and arson of residential houses” over the past seven decades. It highlights the excessive incarcerations over the last thirty years, with some individuals detained for over twenty-seven years and many held indefinitely without charges. This pattern underscores a critical human rights crisis in Kashmir, perpetuated under the guise of fabricated legal proceedings.

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