This is a communication of three UN Special Rapporteurs (on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz; physical and mental health, Tlaleng Mofokeng; torture, Nils Melzer) and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Tae-Ung Baik) to the Government of India expressing grave concern regarding concerning the arrest followed by torture and death in custody of Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan Sehrai and the arrest of two of his sons, Mujahid Ashraf Khan and Rashed Ashraf Khan, after his funeral.

Topics: freedom of expression, arbitrary detention, death in custody, denial of healthcare, Muhammad Ashraf Khan Sehrai
Terms: arbitrary detention, illegal imprisonment, denial of right to healthcare, violation of international humanitarian law, denial of free expression, Public Safety Act (PSA), intimidation, denial of access to justice, denial of right to habeas corpus, denial of due process, violation of cultural rights, violation of free exercise of religion, denial of funeral, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)

This communication from the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, and Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Elina Steinerte expresses deep concern regarding, and asks the Indian government to explain the legal basis for, detaining and charging four Kashmiri journalists and closing the office of the Kashmir Times.

Topics: arbitrary detention of Kashmiri journalists, arbitrary closure of The Kashmir Times, harassment of journalists, violation of international human rights law

‍Terms: arbitrary detention of Fahad Shah, Auqib Javeed, Sajar Gul, and Qazi Shibli, closure of The Kashmir Times, violation article 3, 9, 14, 18, 18, 21, 22 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), violation of General Comment 35, violation of right to freedom of assembly, violation of right to freedom of association, violation of right to freedom of religion, violation of right to fair trial, violation of Mandela Rules 45, denial of justice

This is a communication of a UN Special Rapporteur (on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan) and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (Elina Stienerte) to the Government of India expressing grave concern regarding the arbitrary detention and intimidation four journalists, Fahad Shah, Auqib Javeed, Sajad Gul and Qazi Shibli, and the closure of the Kashmir Times.

Topics: freedom of expression, arbitrary detention, intimidation of journalists
Terms: arbitrary detention and/or intimidation of Fahad Shah, Auqib Javeed, Sajad Gul and Qazi Shibli, closure of Kashmir Times, state impunity, interrogation, "Cargo," denial of right to counsel, property damage, assault, National Investigation Agency (NIA), cyber police, surveillance, denial of right to free press, legal intimidation, state dinsinformation

This is a report of the UN Secretary General on the impact of armed conflict on children and information on violations committed.

Topics: abuse, torture and arbitrary detention of minors, grave violations against children

Terms: excessive use of force against minors, use of pellet guns against minors, arbitrary detention of minors, torture of minors, custodial torture of minors, occupation of schools, recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, violations of right to life, killing of minors

This report of a 5-member group of prominent Indian former government officials and civil society leaders was presented to the Indian Home Minister based on a visit to Srinagar from March 30-April 2, 2021. The report finds and enforced silence in Kashmir, anger, hurt, unhappiness and resentment directed at the Indian state and Indian forces.

Topics: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), District Development Councils, All-Party Hurriyat Conference, non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit community, youth, drug addiction, corruption and outsiders, the ceasefire along the LOC

Terms: Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), violation of habeas corpus, arbitrary detention of minors, lack of accountability, cordon and search operations, destruction of property, nigh-time raids, denial of political rights, denial of free expression, denial of free assembly, disempowerment, lack of access to justice, collective punishment, nullification of Article 370, abrogation of Article 35A, denial of right to self-determination, religious discrimination