South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, August 15, 2012: In Srinagar, several human rights groups have expressed shock over the regime led by Omar Abdullah and Indian establishment or authorities announcement of awards to tainted police officials involved in heinous crimes, including custodial killings, fake encounters and rapes. The regime has awarded around 50 police officials with Presidential, Police and different medals.

Srinagar, April 21 2012: The international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has reiterated its call to repeal black laws, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA) from Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar, Feb 6, 2012: In India, in yet another incident of violence against Kashmiris, particularly students, police abused, thrashed and harassed without any reason a Kashmiri student pursuing engineering in a private engineering college in Haryana  which has created fear psychosis among Kashmiri students in the college.

Srinagar, December 4, 2011:  Scores of mourners were injured and more than 200 including Hurriyet leaders, Masroor Abass and Nisar Ahmad Rather were arrested when Indian police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel resorted to brute force and lobbed teargas shells to prevent them from taking out 8th Muharram processions In Sriangar. The authorities had imposed restrictions in the city to prevent the Muharram procession on Sunday December 4, 2011.

Srinagar,  November 29: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partner organisations in the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) has expressed serious concern over the attacks on news photographers reporting protests in Srinagar on November 25.

Srinagar,  November 29, 2011:  Over 50 people, including 21 minors, have been arrested by police since Friday for taking part in protests, a senior police officer said, claiming the crackdown against stone-throwers would continue. Among those detained were three children aged between nine and 12 years picked up by police.

Protests had erupted in different parts of Srinagar on Friday against the continued detention of political prisoners and minors.

New Delhi, November 21, 2011 : In New Delhi, the Asian Centre for Human Rights(ACHR), in a report said that 14,231 persons had been killed in custody in India from 2001 to 2010. The report pointed out that custodial rape remains one of the worst forms of torture perpetrated on women by law enforcement personnel in India.

New Delhi, Nov 16, 2011: In New Delhi, the Asian Centre for Human Rights in its fact finding report on Kashmir has said that a large number of children were detained under the draconian law, Public Safety Act during the uprising in 2010. The report deplored that the Act provided preventive detention for up to two years without producing a person to a court of law. The report mentioned that juveniles in Kashmir were being denied access to justice and benefits of the special protection to the minors.

Srinagar, Oct 31 2011 : In Srinagar, the High Court has issued notices to regime led by Omar Abdullah and Indian Defence Ministry to file their objections within a
week regarding re-investigation of an fake encounter of a civilian identified as Abdullah Bhat son of Qadir Bhat of Machil, Kupwara that took place at Janglat Mandi, Islamabad in South Kashmir in 2001.