Dark Days Deadly Nights – December 1994
Dark Days Deadly Nights is the collection of testimonies of the Kashmiri civilians who were brutally massacred by the Indian occupying forces.
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CategoriesAnalysisBlatant Panopticon: Enforced Surveillance in Kashmir
Over the four years of India scrapping the special status of Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir, New Delhi’s most far reaching move to annex the UN recognized disputed territory and intensify the use of surveillance and predictive technologies to police and control civilian population of Kashmir. Subjecting Kashmiris to such scrutiny from security and military apparatus…
LFK Bi-Annual Review on Human Rights Situation in IOJK, Jan-June 2023
Download report The first six months of 2023 January-June saw a new trend of state repression and counterinsurgency operations in the war-trampled region of IOJK. On the ground, the violations of International Human Rights law (IHRL) and International Humanitarian law (IHL) led to appalling human tragedies. International response against these ‘Atrocity Crimes’ was inconsistent, as well as other patterns…
CategoriesBlogThe Doctrine of Responsibility to Protect in the case of Indian-occupied Kashmir
The 73 years of military occupation of the UN recognised disputed territory of Kashmir, makes it one of the longest military occupations of modern history.
CategoriesBlogInternational Response on Kashmir Issue after the Revocation of Article 370 and 35A
Introduction: On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked the special constitutional status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, and abrogated Article 35A which had allowed it to define who its ‘permanent residents’ are and what rights and privileges are attached to such residency. After the…
CategoriesPress ReleaseOnline Webinar; Is Occupied Kashmir, India’s West Bank?
Legal forum for oppressed of Kashmir (LFOVK) on Thursday held a maiden webinar on disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir and it’s international contours. The webinar titled “Occupied Kashmir; India’s West Bank” drew a handsome participation from across countries and almost 50 people joined the discussion. Participants included, as a special guest, Pakistan’s High Commissioner…
CategoriesBlogCIVILIAN PROPERTY IN IOK AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
Even wars have rules. Not every person or object could be targeted during conflict. The civilians especially are termed as ‘protected persons’ under international humanitarian law (IHL). The protection extends to their properties as well. Therefore, protection of the civilians and civilian properties stands as the cornerstone of IHL as established by ICTY.[1] IHL establishes…
CategoriesBlogKashmir Back at UN Security Council Table
It was 1st January,1948, when India took the question of Kashmir to the United Nation by instituting a formal complaint against Pakistan in the Security Council. The Indian and Pakistani delegates traded charges against each other in the council. To begin with, Government of India alleged that the invaders from Pakistan have reached to Kashmir and…
