South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, July 25, 2012: Indian troops killed a young 19-year-old boy Hilal Ahmed Dar S/o Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar of Aloosa Bandipore at Sahil Halmathpoa -Ashtengoo Naar area in Aloosa in Bandipora district, official sources said today.

Srinagar, July 19, 2012: In Srinagar, the police authorities arrested Muslim League leader, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, today (Thursday) when he was on his way to a hotel in Srinagar to address a press conference.

Srinagar, July 17 July 2012:  Amnesty International (AI)  has urged the authorities in Kashmir to immediately end the detention of a Sopore youth, Mushtaq Saleem Beig. AI south Asia Director, Ramesh Gopalkrishnan in a statement stressed that if Mushtaq Saleem Beig was to be held on charges of a recognizably criminal offence, and if he was under 18 years old, he be afforded all fair trial guarantees set out in international law and specifically the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by India.

Srinagar, July 7, 2012: The mysterious killing of Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, 28, in Indian sate Andhra Pradesh (AP) sparked protests and clashes in his native village Soozath Narbal in Baramulla district, injuring many protesters including a police officer. The clashes erupted between agitating youth, police and CRPF on Saturday morning when locals blocked Srinagar-Baramulla highway near Narbal crossing after they came to know that Asharaf has been killed in Andhra Pradesh. The protesters were demanding airlifting of Ashraf’s body.

Fri, 06 July 2012 Kashmir Reader- Srinagar: It may take a while for the prosecution to authenticate Indian army Major Avtar Singh’s death in the court, but his ghost continues to haunt his victims in Kashmir.

Major Avtar Singh of the Indian Territorial Army, the prime accused in the 1996 custodial murder of rights activist and lawyer Jaleel Andrabi, was a much feared figure for the locals. He reportedly committed suicide at his Fresno house in the US before shooting his wife and three children on June 10.  

Srinagar, July 6, 2012: Nazir Fatima, 45, of Kamalkot Uri in north Kashmir is mentally disturbed since the day she heard that her son Syed Danish was found dead in Balagunj area of Lucknow, in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Danish’s sister Surkhab Fatima, 17, is yet to believe that her brother, who had gone to Lucknow for IAS coaching, is no more. Same is the situation with Farhat and Nida, two younger sisters of Danish, who are waiting for his return. And Zeeshan and Muntazir, younger brothers of Danish, say “bhaya would return soon.”

Srinagar, June 23, 2012: Family members of the youth arrested by the police in south Kashmir Islamabad (Anantnag) town staged a sit-in outside the police station on Saturday.  Policemen have detained at least 11 persons including four minors in sourtthern town Islamabad (Anantnag) on June 19.

Srinagar, June 23, 2012: Despite clear orders from Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is adamant on not vacating the Centaur Lakeview Hotel in Srinagar which they have been occupying for years, despite the police already having identified an alternative accommodation for them.

MHA has asked the Indian police and military agencies to vacate hotels and guesthouses in Srinagar in view of heavy tourist rush and dearth of accommodation for them.

Srinagar, June 23, 2012: A throat-slit body was recovered on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lower Munda Qazigund in Kulgam district.

Body of Abdul Khaliq Teli age 50 years son of Ghulam Ahmad resident of Batgund Mawar was fished out from Handwara Dahgam, Khul near Shatigund, Handwara.  Another dead body identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Wani age 38 years son of Abdul Ahad resident of Dolipora Pulwama was found lying on the Bank of Nallah New Colony,

Srinagar, June 23, 2012: The Indian Army have revealed that its 24 personnel were terminated from the service for committing human rights violations in Kashmir during the past 18 years.

In response to a right to information (RTI) query filed by Khurram Parvez, the Programme Coordinator of Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, the Indian Army disclosed that 24 troopers were dismissed from service in Kashmir rsince 1994 for committing crimes like rape, molestation and deaths. However, the Army refused to reveal the names of the troops dismissed from the service.