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

Sun Jul 11 15:00:35 IST 2010

Because if i say Gujarat, we will have someone like Bipin Trivedi posting
gujarat government ads on this forum.

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>wrote:

> Why s3elective about Kashmir ..is it beacuse Hindus are the victim there ?
>
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> On 7/11/10, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>> There are so many ficticios ID's in this list. Yesterday many mails of
>>> Adiyaraj kaul were infact not posted by him.
>>>
>>> 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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