South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

New Delhi, January 29, 2012: Custodial killings, police abuse including torture, and failure to implement policies aimed at protecting vulnerable communities marred India's record in 2011, according to the Human Rights Watch World Report.
The global report released on Monday pointed out that immunity for abuses committed by Indian armed forces also continued, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian northeast states, and areas.

Srinagar, January 28, 2012: Senior police officers admitted that 421 unmarked graves existed in Baramulla district.

The 421 unmarked graves have been found in Barfamulla district. The police officails in Baramulla district who had completed the counting of unmarked graves and has found 421 such graves in the district said that the counting in Kupwara and Bandipore districts is yet to be completed and the process is gong on, told media men.

Srinagar, January 25, 2012: Unknown gunmen killed a businessman on Tuesday in Pulwama. The 48-year-old businessman Aijaz Ahmad Shah son of Abdul Gani Shah, of Shubdani Newa of Hokri Pulwama was shot in his residence and was rushed to a near by hospital on Tuesday. However, the doctors of the hospital declared that he was brought dead.

Srinagar, January 25, 2012: Unknown gunmen killed a businessman on Tuesday in Pulwama. The 48-year-old businessman Aijaz Ahmad Shah son of Abdul Gani Shah, of Shubdani Newa of Hokri Pulwama was shot in his residence and was rushed to a near by hospital on Tuesday. However, the doctors of the hospital declared that he was brought dead.

Srinagar, January 16, 2012:  A number of Kashmiri students studying in Indian state Madhya Pradesh (MP) have said that they were being harassed by Indian police and asked to get credentials verified by the Jammu and Kashmir police. The students studying in some colleges and universities of  in Indian state MP have reported to their parents that the local Indian cops are harassing them without any provocation. The students have said that they are either called or taken to police station and being questioned.

Srinagar, January 12: The witnesses in the 12th class student of Boniyar killing case has that the Indian Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel opened fire on people without any provocation.
A student Altaf Ahmad Sood was killed in the CISF firing and two others were injured when CISF forces fired on people protesting against frequent power cuts sparking large-scale protests in Uri area of Baramulla on January 2.

New Delhi, January 11, 2012: The succession war for the Indian Army Chief’s post is getting murkier. Lt General Bikram Singh, the top contender for the post of next Army Chief of India is hit by killing of civilian in Kashmir Valley. The Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Bikram Singh is involved in a decade-old fake encounter case. In March 2001, the Indian army had claimed to kill a militant in a shootout in Kashmir. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh was then the Brigadier heading the 5- Sector Rashtriya Rifles unit headquartered in Islamabad.

Srinagar, January 7, 2011: A civilian, thirty-year-old shopkeeper was killed and three civilians were injured in Sopore town on Saturday when Special Operations Group (SOG), escort of Superintendent of Police (SP) and Central Reserve Police Force fired in the town. The victim was identified as, Meraj-ud-Din Hajam, 30, son of Ghulam Ahmad a resident of Shahgund Sumbal Hajim in Bandipora. Father of two kids, Mehrajuddin was running a shop in main market of the town.

He was running a embroidery shop for last five years, the local said. 

Srinagar, January 04; 2012 : Acting on a writ petition involving custodial disappearance of a young man from Buchwara Dalgate, the High Court of occupied Kashmir has directed the  authorities to implement the recommendations of Human Rights Commission within four weeks. The Commission has called for awarding compensation and granting benefits to the victim family.

Srinagar, Jan 2, 2012: A 12th class student was killed and two other civilians were injured when Indian Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed near Hydroelectric Power Corporation projects in Kashmir opened fire on people protesting against power shortage in Boniyar area of Baramulla district.