Srinagar, December 15, 2013 : The Indian National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 1,302 cases of human rights violations from d Kashmir during last four years.
A report published in a daily news paper in Srinagar said that out of total 1,302 cases registered since 2010, 1077 cases had been disposed off and 225 were still pending with the Commission.
“In year 2010, NHRC registered 224 cases out of which 206 were disposed off and 18 cases are still pending. In the year 2011 the graph of human right violations showed steep hike and the Commission registered 371 cases, out of which 267 were disposed off and 104 cases are still pending,” the report quoting figures compiled by the Commission revealed.
Similarly, the graph of violations again showed sharp hike as 411 cases were registered with the Commission in year 2012 out of which 388 cases were disposed off and 23 cases are still pending.
In year 2013 till November 15, the NHRC registered 296 cases, out of which it claimed to have disposed off 216 cases. The data further revealed that out of total cases registered in last three years, the Commission recommended monitory relief of Rs 45.25 lakhs in just 13 cases.
Human right activists in the occupied territory are of the opinion that the increase in registration of such cases was directly linked with the curbs on civilian population.
Noted rights activist, Khuram Parvez, said that such violations were increasing by every passing day. He said, human rights violations are somewhere also linked with deaths of Indian troops and police personal as they give vent to their frustration on civilians.
Khuram Parvez said that last year, 31 civilians were killed and this year the number increased to 47. He said that the number of civilian deaths was more than those of troops and police personnel who died in different attacks in the territory.
Another rights activist from Jammu, Om Parkash, said that the violations would increase whenever the democratic rights of civilians were curbed. News sources
Meanwhile, a court in Srinagar has directed the Executive Magistrate, carrying out investigation into custodial death of a Soura on next date of hearing, to appear before it on next date of hearing to explain about the steps taken in the matter.
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, Rajeev Gupta, directed the Executive Magistrate to appear in person before the court on December 21.
Abdul Qayoom Butt, father of deceased, Umar Butt, has pleaded before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate that his son expired at Soura Institute of Medical Sciences after he was tortured in police lock-up in August 2010.
On September 7, 2012, the court had directed the Medical Superintendent of the hospital to provide information within 15 days about the reasons for ‘diffuse bleeding’ in lungs of Omar Qayoom to the investigating officer probing his death. In its death summary report, the doctors, who treated Umar, reported that the 17-year-old boy was admitted on August 23, 2010, with chief compliant of vomiting of blood due to the torture by Indian police personnel four days ago. The report said the chest x-ray was showing bilateral diffuse infiltrates and CT scan of chest was showing massive intrapulmonary hemorrhage.
Prior to magisterial inquiry, on July 27, 2011, the court had directed the Senior Superintendent Police, Srinagar, to personally supervise the probe and appoint a Deputy Superintendent of Police to probe the circumstances which led to death of Umar Qayoom.
The petitioner was represented by advocate Abdul Hameed while the puppet administration was defended by senior prosecuting officer.