This statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists demands that Indian authorities in Jammu and Kashmir immediately release three Kashmiri journalists, Sulaiman Sath, Salman Shah and Suhail Dar, cease harassing and questioning journalists in relation to their work, and commit to allowing the media to operate freely and independently.

Topics: arbitrary detention of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir

‍Terms: October 2021 arbitrary detention of Sulaiman Sath, Salman Shah and Suhail Dar, violation of right to free press, October 2021 arbitrary detention of Adnan Shafi Peer, harrassment of journalists

FIDH's oral statement (Item 4, UN Human Rights Council) on the human rights situations in Afghanistan and Kashmir.  FIDH notes "a new wave of serious human rights violations by Indian government authorities" triggered by the death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani amid "rampant abuse of repressive anti-terrorism legislation and a total lack of accountability." FIDH calls on the UN Human rights Council to "take immediate action" and establish "independent investigative mechanisms to monitor human rights violations and promote accountability" in Kashmir.

Topics: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, human rights violations, lack of accountability

Terms: violation of right to free expression, violation of right to free movement, violation of right to free assembly, harrassment of journalists, arbitrary treatment, disproportionate treatment, repression, abuse of anti-terror legislation, impunity, lack of accountability

In a joint press statement, Human rights bodies including FIDH, FORUM-ASIA, and OMCT have condemned the “serious human rights violations committed by Indian Government authorities” in Kashmir following the death of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on 1 September 2021. The three organisations also condemn the imposition of restrictions that are inconsistent with the country’s international human rights obligations and urge the Indian government to end all acts of“harassment” against Geelani’s family members.

Topics: death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, state reprisal against family members, violation of prisoner rights

‍Terms: lack of religious freedom, death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Jammu Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), denial of right to free assembly, denial of right to free expression, denial of freedom of religition and belief

FIDH, FORUM-ASIA, and OMCT condemn the serious human rights violations committed by Indian government authorities in Kashmir following the death of Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on 1 September 2021. The three organizations also condemn the imposition of restrictions that are inconsistent with the country’s international human rights obligations and urge the Indian government to end all acts of harassment against Mr. Geelani’s family members.

Topics: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, violations of the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of movement, and freedom of religion or belief

Terms: harrassment, media restrictions, denial of freedom of movement, denial of right to free travel, denial of funeral, vioaltion of religious rights, violation of freedom of belief, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), communications shutdown, internet shutdown, collective punishment, denial of right to free expression, denial of right to free assembly, unlawful use of force, tear gas, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai

The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir is a civil society group seeking to ensure that continuing human rights violations do not go unnoticed in the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. On the second anniversary of the military lockdown and loss of statehood combined with the division of the state, arbitrary detentions continue, public assembly is still prohibited under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CrPC), and close to 1,000 people are still in prison- including minors and elected legislators. The tourist industry showed signs of a recovery earlier in 2021, but this was halted with the second wave of covid 19. With the dual impact of the lockdown and the covid-19 pandemic, industries are reeling, and the J&K administration appears to have added a new vigilantism against government employees whose social media content is now subject to police scrutiny for “anti-national activities”- potentially leading to dismissal.

Topics: list of rights that continue to be violated, civilian security, children, women and health, land, demography and identity rights, industry and employment, freedom of media, speech and information

Terms: media gag, information blockade, arbitrary detention, violation of habeas corpus, denial of freedom of speech, denial of free expression, denial of right to a free press, denial of freedom of movement, denial of the right to life, denial of access to justice, denial of thereight to free assembly, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Border Security Forces (BSF), cordon and search operations, violation of economic rights, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Public Safety Act (PSA), Special Task Force (STF), Unlawful Activities PRevention Act (UAPA), Village Defence Committees (VDCs)

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