[Reader-list] against continued repression of the people of Kashmir

Sun Jul 11 14:58:19 IST 2010

Why s3elective about Kashmir ..is it beacuse Hindus are the victim there ?

On 7/11/10, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Pawan,
>
> I think certain positions taken by certain individuals while vigorously
> pursuing their own agendas has led to this situation. Perhaps communal
> slandering should stop here especially in the name of Kashmir.
>
> Anupam
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> There are so many ficticios ID's in this list. Yesterday many mails of
>> Adiyaraj kaul were infact not posted by him.
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>> And speaking about other member s of this groups whom I miss ,Has anyone
>> seen Shivam Vij of late ?  He seems to be quite active at varios fronts.
>>
>> Pawan Durani
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>> On 7/11/10, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Rajen,
>>>
>>> what do you precisely mean by this: has subhash a converted name or
>>> genuine,
>>> ?
>>>
>>> converted to what? why does it need the conversion tag to speak up
>>> against
>>> something? why this communal slandering over and over again and that too
>>> on
>>> this list against any individual?
>>>
>>> personally, i feel be it north east or kashmir and recently, parts of
>>> central india have fallen prey to the excesses by military forces.
>>> militarization of any region in the world would bring bad news to you.
>>> you
>>> may take pride in your military in resolving conflicts but there is a
>>> basic
>>> flaw in this way of bringing peace for communities which feel threatened
>>> in
>>> presence of the military forces. i believe you have known military forces
>>> only through the brutal show of might on 26 jan celebrations. what goes
>>> on
>>> to turn a young man into a war machine has never been your concern, will
>>> never be.
>>>
>>> Anupam
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi <
>>> rajen786uppinangady at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > why not a petition against those inhuman fanatics in kashmir, who, for
>>> > money
>>> > get their own children killed in stone pelting, unlawful protests with
>>> > violence as main ingredient of protsts, has subhash a converted name or
>>> > genuine, ?
>>> > Is it not the duty of the citizens to live with rule of laws, protest
>>> in
>>> > legitimate democratic, non violent protests, or is it fair to make
>>> others,
>>> > innocents "martyrs" for few dollars.? Security forces are also humans
>>> like
>>> > u
>>> > and me, and have been entrusted to maintain order, so this petetion
>>> against
>>> > such lawful action is atrocious, uncalled for.regards,
>>> > rajen
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Subhash <subhachops at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Please sign a petition against continued repression of the people of
>>> > > Kashmir and killing of innocent civilians by Indian paramilitary
>>> > > forces
>>> > >
>>> > > http://www.petitiononline.com/ksn2un/petition.html
>>> > >
>>> > > Please sign and forward to your networks
>>> > >
>>> > > For more information on the situation in Kashmir,
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> http://kafila.org/2010/06/30/if-protest-could-kill-what-would-bullets-do/
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> http://kafila.org/2010/06/29/iptl-statement-on-military-governance-in-indian-administered-kashmir/
>>> > >
>>> > > This summer Indian troops and police have systematically murdered
>>> > > around 20 people in the streets and forests of Kashmir. In April,
>>> > > three innocent youth were shot in cold blood in Machil forests of
>>> > > north Kashmir, and then portrayed as terrorists, to earn rewards
>>> > > instituted by the Indian government for troops who kill insurgents in
>>> > > Kashmir. It was only after incessant protests by local people that
>>> the
>>> > > bodies where exhumed and identified as local youth. Just before this
>>> > > fake encounter, a 70-year old man was also killed in the same area,
>>> > > and projected as a foreign terrorist. His son identified him after
>>> his
>>> > > picture appeared in the newspaper. In a similar incident in April,
>>> > > Indian soldiers shot dead a local villager carrying firewood from the
>>> > > forests of Kellar in south Kashmir.
>>> > >
>>> > > In protest against these killings people in Kashmir initially
>>> > > attempted to stage peaceful demonstrations. They demanded that the
>>> > > culprits be brought to book. The government, instead of assuring
>>> > > people that impartial enquiries into the incidents would be conducted
>>> > > and those responsible would be punished, launched a full-scale
>>> assault
>>> > > on protest demonstrations and clamped down heavily against any
>>> > > dissent.
>>> > >
>>> > > Indian paramilitary forces (CRPF) have killed more than a dozen
>>> > > teenage boys and a young woman while protesting against this recent
>>> > > spate of fake encounters in Kashmir. One of those killed is 9-year
>>> old
>>> > > Tauqeer Ahmed, who was not even part of the protests. In Anantnag,
>>> > > where three boys were killed, eyewitnesses claimed the teenagers were
>>> > > dragged out of their homes and shot in the courtyard of one of the
>>> > > houses. A 24-year old woman was shot in her chest by CRPF in Srinagar
>>> > > while looking at the street protests from a window of her house. The
>>> > > authorities have also incarcerated dozens of teenagers, some as young
>>> > > as 12 and 13.
>>> > >
>>> > > For the last three weeks the government has imposed strict curfew on
>>> > > people’s movement. There have been reports of mass beatings and
>>> > > molestations in a number of localities. Many people, especially in
>>> > > Srinagar and other towns, are facing extreme shortages of food and
>>> > > medicine. The sick and injured have been barred from reaching
>>> > > hospitals. Staff members of various hospitals have said they were
>>> > > beaten up and their curfew passes torn.
>>> > >
>>> > > Indian government has imposed a gag order on the media in Kashmir,
>>> > > only letting a select few pro-establishment journalists to report.
>>> > > Local journalists and cameramen in a joint statement said their
>>> passes
>>> > > were snatched and their equipment broken. Government has refused to
>>> > > issue new passes to them. As a result very little information is
>>> > > flowing out of Kashmir. Some Kashmiri activists who uploaded videos
>>> of
>>> > > street demonstrations have been sent to prison. Cell phone services
>>> > > have been jammed at various places, while the government has banned
>>> > > short messaging services as well (third time in the last three
>>> years).
>>> > >
>>> > > Around 700,000 Indian soldiers patrol the streets and villages of
>>> > > Kashmir. Together they occupy almost 100,000 acres of land. For a
>>> > > population of 5 million Kashmiris the soldier to civilian ratio of
>>> > > around 15 to 1 is extremely disturbing and fraught with heavy risk to
>>> > > civilian life. The Indian government first deployed a significant
>>> > > chunk of its military to battle militants fighting to liberate
>>> Kashmir
>>> > > from Indian rule. The armed insurgency itself had resulted from a
>>> > > violent quelling of popular pro-freedom protests of the early 1990’s.
>>> > > For the last 7 years, however, the Indian government has repeatedly
>>> > > said that not more than a few hundred ragtag militants remain in the
>>> > > fight. Yet India maintains a massive military manpower and
>>> > > infrastructure in Kashmir, which has created structural conditions of
>>> > > oppression of Kashmiris.
>>> > >
>>> > > Everyday life in Kashmir is highly militarized. People continuously
>>> > > face risks to their lives and are subjected to threats and
>>> > > humiliation. The Indian government, instead of taking action against
>>> > > human rights violators, shields them from prosecution. Draconian laws
>>> > > like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the Disturbed
>>> > > Areas Act have been put in place to give immunity to security
>>> agencies
>>> > > against any civil prosecution. Over the last 20 years, tens of
>>> > > thousands of Kashmiris have been killed or forcibly disappeared.
>>> > > Thousands are languishing in jails for demanding a political solution
>>> > > to the Kashmir issue. Under the Public Safety Act hundreds of
>>> > > activists remain in jail without trial. For the last few days, law
>>> and
>>> > > order in the Srinagar has been handed over to the army, raising fears
>>> > > of increased civilian casualties.
>>> > >
>>> > > The international community has largely remained silent on the plight
>>> > > of Kashmiris. Apart from a few exceptions, the international news
>>> > > media has failed to report on the systematic nature of oppression in
>>> > > Kashmir. It is time the human rights and global justice activists
>>> > > express their solidarity with the struggling people of Kashmir. It is
>>> > > time that we collectively put pressure on the Indian government.
>>> > >
>>> > > We call upon the UN, which has a long association with the Kashmir
>>> > > issue, to press the Indian government to:
>>> > >
>>> > > *End its militarized governance of Kashmir, and withdraw army from
>>> > > populated areas,
>>> > > *Revoke the draconian Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), which
>>> > > gives Indian troops immunity from civil legal action and promotes HR
>>> > > violations,
>>> > > *End oppression of Kashmiri people, release political prisoners and
>>> > > young boys from jails, and lift the overwhelming security apparatus
>>> > > from Kashmir,
>>> > > *Initiate meaningful plans to democratically resolve the issue, and
>>> > > include Kashmiris as the primary party to such a process.
>>> > >
>>> > > Sincerely,
>>> > >
>>> > > Please sign the petition at
>>> > >
>>> > > http://www.petitiononline.com/ksn2un/petition.html
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Rajen.
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