South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar,  November 29, 2011:  Over 50 people, including 21 minors, have been arrested by police since Friday for taking part in protests, a senior police officer said, claiming the crackdown against stone-throwers would continue. Among those detained were three children aged between nine and 12 years picked up by police.

Protests had erupted in different parts of Srinagar on Friday against the continued detention of political prisoners and minors.

Srinagar, Friday, 25 November 2011: Three journalists including An Associated Press cameraman were thrashed by police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and another was detained while covering protests in the Srinagar city, today.

Shahid Tantray, a photojournalist working for Dainik Bhaskar, was arrested at Nowhatta police station while he was covering a protest in the old city.

Nowhatta police station SHO Iqbal Shah confirmed Tantray was detained during protests.

New Delhi, Nov 23, 2011: Ninety-one civilians were killed and 494 others were injured in police firing in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010, the Indian Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

نومبر22 2011, : اکےس سال قبل سی آر پی ایف کے ہاتھوں گرفتار شمالی قصبہ سوپور کے28سالہ ایم اے ایکو نا میکس کاطالب علم خو رشید احمد بٹ عرف عادل ولد ولی محمد بٹ کا ابھی تک کوئی سراغ نہیں ملا اور رشتہ داروں ابھی بھی آ س لگائے بیٹھے ہیں آج نہیں تو کل ان کا بیٹا ضرورواپس لوٹے گا۔25ستمبر 1990کو 50بٹالیں سی ٓر پی ایف اہلکاروں نے ڈی ایس پی میمان لکھا سنگھ اور ومن موہن شرما عرف جیوتی سنگھ کی قیادت میں انہیں اقبال مارکیٹ سوپور میں اپنی دکان سے گرفتار کر لیا۔28سالہ خورشید احمد بٹ کے بڑے بھائی بشیر احمد بٹ نے کہا کہ 25ستمبر 1990 کو ان کو سوپور میں اپنے لایٹ اینڈ سا ونڈ کے دکان پر سے صبح قریب سوا

New Delhi, November 21, 2011 : In New Delhi, the Asian Centre for Human Rights(ACHR), in a report said that 14,231 persons had been killed in custody in India from 2001 to 2010. The report pointed out that custodial rape remains one of the worst forms of torture perpetrated on women by law enforcement personnel in India.

Srinagar, November 18, 2011: a widow, Taja Begum of Warpora in Handawara -Tehsil of Kupwara district whose husband was killed due to third degree torture in custody by the Indian troops in 1992, is waiting for justice for the past 16-years.
 The life took an ugly turn for Taja when Border Security Force (BSF) troopers of Maghwa camp arrested her husband, Muhammad Ramzan, on January 22, 1992, she reveals.

New Delhi, Nov 16, 2011: In New Delhi, the Asian Centre for Human Rights in its fact finding report on Kashmir has said that a large number of children were detained under the draconian law, Public Safety Act during the uprising in 2010. The report deplored that the Act provided preventive detention for up to two years without producing a person to a court of law. The report mentioned that juveniles in Kashmir were being denied access to justice and benefits of the special protection to the minors.

Srinagar, November 16, 2011: The Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has occupied the major chunk of land in the Sopore Industrial Estates.

Till date, nearly 60 per cent of the Sopore Industrial estate, established in 1972 on 80 kannals of the land, is occupied by the CRPF as a result large chunk of the estate land is defunct since December 7, 1989.

Srinagar, Oct 31 2011 : In Srinagar, the High Court has issued notices to regime led by Omar Abdullah and Indian Defence Ministry to file their objections within a
week regarding re-investigation of an fake encounter of a civilian identified as Abdullah Bhat son of Qadir Bhat of Machil, Kupwara that took place at Janglat Mandi, Islamabad in South Kashmir in 2001.

Srinagar, October 27 : A local court has directed the Indian Army  to submit reply within four weeks on the petition filed against occupation of 14 kanals of land and residential houses by the army in Bandipura.

During the hearing of the petition, the court was informed that the Indian army had been illegally occupying around 14 kanals of land and two residential houses in the Bandipura area for the last many years.