On the eve of Pakistan’s general elections this week and India’s looming elections in 2019, the citizens of Kashmir are facing inhuman violence, threat to their freedom and life as Indian troops carry out numerous militant killings resulting in civilian deaths and surmounting casualties. But, the recent killings of well-known journalist Shujaat Bukhari and U.N’s…
AMNESTY INDIA PRESS RELEASE: A broken window pane in a classroom i in Government Higher Secondary School in Mattan, Anantnag. Allegations of the use of excessive force and the shooting of a student inside a school in Kashmir by security forces must be swiftly and impartially investigated and those responsible brought to justice, Amnesty International…
In this guest edition of The Interview, Vishal Manve talks to Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International’s regional director for South Asia. BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN, 2012 DVIDSHUB Under the Trump administration, the focus on South and East Asia has increased significantly. From threatening North Korea and meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping to dropping a “MOAB” on…
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