In September 2024, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK). Indian forces killed at least ten people, continued their ongoing campaign of mass arbitrary detention and continued to criminalize dissent in the region.
Numerous Kashmiri journalists, human rights defenders, political activists, and dissenters continue to be arbitrarily detained. Emblematic cases include those of human rights defender Khurram Parvez—illegally imprisoned for over almost three years (1,107 days), journalist Irfan Mehraj—illegally imprisoned for over a year and a half (623 days) and academic Abul Ala Fazili—illegally imprisoned for almost two and half years (961 days).
December 2024
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