The situation in Indian-Occupied Kashmir has attracted significant attention from international human rights institutions. Their findings — consistently serious, consistently unheeded — form an important part of the record the world must acknowledge.
The UN Human Rights Reports
In 2018 and 2019, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published comprehensive reports on the human rights situation in both Indian-Administered and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir. The 2018 report documented patterns of excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, torture, and enforced disappearances. It called for an international independent inquiry. India rejected the report and denied the UN high commissioner access to the region.
Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International documented numerous specific violations including the use of pellet guns, detention of children, and restrictions on freedom of movement. Human Rights Watch has documented the use of the Public Safety Act to detain Kashmiris without trial, the targeting of journalists, and the impact of internet shutdowns on ordinary life and healthcare.
The international record on Kashmir is clear. What is missing is political will — from India to address these concerns, and from the international community to hold it accountable. Kashmeeriyat is committed to keeping this record visible and impossible to ignore.