South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, Sat, 18 August 2012: Fishermen eking their livelihood by working in Wullar lake in Bandipora-Sopore has said that Indian Navy marine commandos (Marcos) of harassing them on baseless pretexts.

Thousands of villagers dwell on the banks of world famous water body and considered as Asia’s 2nd largest fresh water lake get their livelihood by fishing or by collecting water chestnuts from the lake every day.

Srinagar, August 14, 2012: The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission has given the District Magistrate, Rajouri, Saugat Biswas, a three-week ultimatum to submit his report on the presence of unmarked graves in Rajouri district.

The Jammu and Kashmir regime led by Omar Abdullah and police have already filed their reports in response to a petition related to such graves in Jammu and Kashmir, specially in Rajouri and Poonch.

Srinagar, August 15, 2012: A local Imam was injured after shot at by unknown gunmen at Kotranka area in Rajouri district, late this evening.

Muhammad Taj, Imam of a local Masjid at Kotranka in Rajouri district was sustained bullet injuries in his left leg when unidentified gunmen fired upon him from a close range in Kotranka village late Wednesday evening, official sources told Global News Service.

The Imam was immediately rushed to nearby hospital for treatment. However, his condition is stated to be stable, sources said.

Srinagar, July 27, 2012: The Human Rights Commission of Jammu and Kashmir, taking a suo motu cognizance of custodial killing of a youth by Indian troops in Bandipora, has asked the Director General of Police and the Deputy Commissioner of Bandipora to file reports.

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.”