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Bi-Annual Human Rights Review IOJK Jan – June 2022

Download Report 191 killings, 120 Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs), 116 residential houses bombed, 72 military operations, 122 freedom fighters killed, 45 Indian Occupying Forces personnel killed in retaliation, and 24 civilians killed in various incidents of violence. The intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders, journalists, and civil society continue at the hands of…

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HUMANITY

Translation of Shahnawaz Taing’s Urdu Short Story ‘INSANIYAT” She was walking like a cat. Happy and calm. It was a warm, beautiful morning. Suddenly she felt nauseous. Her head began to spin. Blood pressure reached the sky (must have been 180/170 if checked sphygmomanometer). Her condition was getting worse and with a loud thud, she fell on…

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Slit his throat

He is going to die, shoot him twice, slit his throat They won’t forget, hear the cries, slit his throat Heer wandering in the lanes of Kashmir, said Where is Ranja, put him on the ice, slit his throat Ali won’t come to help us, we’re not Hussain Find your own Yazeed, pay the price,…

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To All New Mothers of Kashmir

mabrook, you are a mouj now, be wise — prepare his head for a bullet a charming martyr with green eyes — prepare his head for a bullet children who survive are all blind, they shot pellets in their eyes they target the kids and never compromise — prepare his head for a bullet wamiq, salik, sameer,…

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The Curse of Memory

I should have forgotten as soon as it happened. Memories can haunt. Become nightmares. Forgetting is a blessing. I envy those who master the art of forgetfulness. They can move on in life easily. I am not among them. I am cursed. I remember. I don’t know why I remember but, unfortunately, I do. I…