South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

JAMMU, Jan 11, 2014: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was arrested and disengaged for indulging in eve teasing in district Doda.  Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda Mohammad Sharief Chouhan told that an SPO namely Anoop Kumar, son of Sat Pal Sharma of Barshallah Thathri, posted at Gandoh was found indulged in eve-teasing at Pul-Doda. 

 Jammu, Jan 3, 3014:  An FIR has been registered against a Sarpanch for allegedly raping a married woman in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Friday.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of the woman of Qasba village yesterday, police said.

Srinagar, Feb 4 : Tabassum Guru, wife of  martyred Muhammad Afzal Guru of Doadgah Sopore  who was hanged to death on February 9 2013 in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, has said that she doesn’t expect justice from New Delhi or its regime in Kashmir but would continue its voice to demand the return of her husband’s body till her death.
Tabassum Guru while talking to media men in Srinagar said, ” my husband is a Shaheed (martyr) and everybody knows this. It GOI will return the body, I wish to be buried besides his grave”.

Srinagar, Feb 4 : A week ahead of the first anniversary of the execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru, many civil society members from across the globe have expressed support to campaign for release of Kashmiri political prisoners held in various Indian jails and for the return of mortal remains of martyred prominent Kashmiri liberation leader, Mohammad Maqbool Bhat and Mohammad Afzal Guru.

Srinagar, January 31: Remembering the veteran Journalist Parvaz Mohammad Sultan, on his 11th martyrdom anniversary today, Islamabad (Anantnag )Working Journalist Association today paid glowing tributes to him and expressed sympathy and solidarity with the  victim family.

Srinagar, January 23, 2014:The police  personnel arrested 1,325 persons, including 95 minors, from across Kashmir valley, after hanging of Kashmiri Mohammad Afzal Guru in Indias Tihar Jail, on February 9  which had triggered mass agitation in Kashmir.
The 95 minors arrested from the Kashmir valley included 29 from Srinagar, 25 from north Kashmir’s Baramulla and 16 from another north Kashmir district of Bandipora from Feb 9 till December 20, 2013.

New Delhi, January 23 : The Indian paramilitary Border Security Force has admitted “certain administrative lapses” on the part of BSF personnel involved in last year’s Ramban firing incident in Jammu and have said the paramilitary will soon begin trial of its six men in connection with the incident.

Jammu, January 23 : Police authorities were forced to order suspension of three officials including one Sub Inspector following protests by the people over the killing of a civilian, tortured to death by the police personnel at Chatru in Kishtwar district.
A magisterial inquiry has also been ordered into the death.
Reports said 64 years old Raja Ram son of Bishan Dass, a resident of village Tagoot in Dedpeth area, was heading towards his house when he was intercepted by the police personnel and was mercilessly beaten up by the cops at police post.

Srinagar, Monday, January 20: International Forum for Justice Chairman Muhammad Ahsan Untoo Monday staged a peaceful silent protest near clock tower in Lal Chowk Srinagar against multiple massacres of Kashmir Valley.

Feb 23, 2014: It was on the intervening night of 23/24 February 1991 at Kunan-Poshpora  village in  Kupwara, when Indian army’s 4-Rajput Rifles and 68-Moutain Brigade gang raped dozens of women of Kunan Poshpora and the men from the area were subject to mass torture and this process was still not stoped in Jammu and Kashmir.