In Kashmir even before the present turmoil, civil society was already weak due to political uncertainty and lack of democratic space. People demonstrating even for the sake of lack in civic amenities were killed and dubbed as anti-Indians. When the armed uprising started in 1989, there were mass demonstrations in solidarity with the armed uprising and in favour of right of self-determination. To crush the popular sentiment the Government of India used violence and bloodshed. 

Unlike other turbulent places like Palestine and East Timor, where the international community has engaged itself for conflict management and conflict resolution, it has only resorted to preventive diplomacy between the two belligerent neighbouring countries, particularly in the Kargil war, in 1999 and the mobilization of troops in December 2001. The role of UN, which passed the resolutions (UNSC / 726 April 21, 1948,) for self-determination of Kashmir,

Public Commission on Human Rights (PCHR)

PCHR is independent human rights organisation founded in 2002 by ParvezImroz, a Lawyer and civil rights activist. PCHR is a reconstituted outfit of a human rights organization called Kashmir Monitor, which has been working in Kashmir since 1994. PCHR has been documenting human rights violations and disseminating the information through its monthly newsletter “The Informative Missive.” 

INTERNATIONAL PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE IN INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR [IPTK] / ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS OF DISAPPEARED PERSONS [APDP].

announce the release of: alleged Perpetrators - Stories of Impunity in Jammu and Kashmir at a press conference on Thursday, December 06, 2012, in Srinagar, Kashmir

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