South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

August 21, 2021 Bengaluru, August 21, 2021: In India, a Dalit family was attacked by upper caste men for demanding prasad at a temple in Devanahalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru south state Karnatka. Munianjinappa and his wife Aruna, an Asha worker, have two sons. On August 14, a special puja was organised at the Ramanathapura Anjaneya temple. When their younger son went to collect prasad at the temple, he was allegedly manhandled by Kishore, a youth belonging to an upper caste. 

 Mary Lawlor speaks to The Wire about the situation of human rights defenders in the country, the use of repressive laws by the government and more. Several HRDs, academics and journalists have ended up in prisons for holding the state accountable. The state has used repressive laws like the UAPA to ensure prolonged incarceration and deny them their right to bail. And most of these arrests have continued through the pandemic.Sukanya ShanthaOn May 1, 2020, Mary Lawlor, a Dublin-based human rights expert with over four decades of experience engaging in human rights work, took up the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) at the United Nations. Along with her work globally, Lawlor has been closely following the deteriorating human rights conditions in India and feels the country has repeatedly failed to protect the rights and interests of HRDs in the country. 
 

Srinagar, August 20, 2021 :A Kashmiri youth serving a private company was thrashed by a gang of six persons in Gurgoan area in Indian state Haryana.The Kashmiri youth identified as Tariq Bhat, a resident of Handwara works as Financial Advisor in a financial technology company Policybazaar, was intercepted by a group of six youth in Gurgoan citys  Sector 44 in Haryana  on Thursday evening.
Tariq Bhat, 24, left his office in sector 44 of Gurgaon and was walking towards his rented accommodation – some two kilometres away from his office when a group of unidentified men grabbed his neck, another blindfolded him and the rest began beating him mercilessly.
 

Srinagar: June 23 : A clash between Kashmiri youth and Indian forces started in Shirmal area of Shopian district on Wednesday, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Reports said that a joint team of Indian Army, CRPF and SOG personnel launched a cordon and search operation in Shirmal.
A senior police officer also confirmed  about exchange of firing between Kashmiri liberation members and Indian forces.
As this report was being filed intermittent exchange of fire was going on.

Srinagar: June 23,2021 :The Indian authorities have made amendment to the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Verification of Character and Antecedents) making it binding for fresh applicants to furnish details about themselves and their relatives since the age of 15 years in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 
Educational details, mobile numbers used in last five years, information of in-laws and details of loans have been made mandatory, to be verified by the CID Department of Police, for any fresh appointment in Jammu and Kashmir.

  تاریخ 6 مئی 2021 سرینگر // محبوس تحریک حریت چیئر مین محمد اشرف صحرائی دوران حراست شہید ہوگئے انکی عمر 77 تھی۔ادہم پور سینٹرل جیل میں نظر بند تھے حکام نے ان کے گھر والوں کو بتایا کہ انکی خرابی صحت خراب ہے اور ۔انہیں جموں جی ایم سی ہسپتال میں داخل کرکے وینٹی لیٹر سپورٹ پر رکھا گیا لیکن وہ جانبر نہ ہوسکے اور اس دنیا کوچھوڑ کر چلے گئے جبکہ مصدقہ اطلاعات کے مطابق تحریک آزادی کے سب سے قد آور لیڈر جیل میںہی شہید ہوئے تھے 

  سرینگر 6 مئی 2021 // بھارتی افواج نے جنوبی ضلع شوپیان میں کنی گام ، امام صاحب گاوں میں تین نوجوانون کو آپریشن کے دوران شہید کردیا بھا رتی بارڈر سیکورٹی فورس ( بی ایس ایف) نے جموں و کشمیر کے ضلع سانبہ میں بدھ اور جمعرات کی درمیانی شب کے قریب ایک شخص کو گولی مار کر جابحق کر دیا ۔

Srinagar, April 28 : The Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has recorded around 700 percent increase in Covid-19 active cases in four weeks of April from 2874 cases on April 1 to around 22283 active cases on Tuesday.199 deaths related to Covid19 were reported out of the total 2197 deaths, recorded  during the same   pandemic period, which is over nine percent deaths in just 27 days. The rapid increase in active positive cases along with the steep rise in bed occupancy in top dedicated Covid19 hospitals and soaring positivity rate recorded in April poses a major challenge for the administration and people in the weeks ahead. 

  تاریخ 27 اپریل 2021 سرینگر:/ کشمیر وادی میں پھر سے ذہنی طور پر لوگ متاثر ہونے لگے ہیں اور معالجین کا کہنا ہے کہ کورونا وائرس سے صرف پھیپھڑے متاثر نہیں ہوتے بلکہ دل ودماغ بھی متاثر ہو جاتا ہے مسلسل کریک ڈاون، فوجی جماوء، گرفتاریاں، بھارت کا 5 اگست 2019 کا غیر آئینی فیصلہ، غیر کشمیریو ں کا ایڈمنسٹریٹو ، پولیس اور دیگر سرکاری محکمات پر قبضہ، غیر سیاسی و غیر جمہوری انتظامیہ، سیاسی آزادی پر پا بندی، طویل لاک ڈاو¾ن کا تناو¾، بیمار ہونے کا خوف، مالی مشکلات ،روزگار کے چھن جانے کا خدشہ نوجوانوں کی ذہنی صحت کو ایک بار پھر متاثر کر رہا ہے۔ 

 
 
Srinagar, April 26: Indian Police arrested Liyaqat Ahmad Kakroo and Akhtar Ahmad Mir, during a cordon and search operation in Boniyar area of Baramulla district.The police spokesman said that the arrested youth were Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of mujahideen.  Indian forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at Natipora in Srinagar on Monday.