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

Sun Jul 11 15:03:16 IST 2010

because i am led to believe that so-called hindus are genuinely concerned
about state of democracy in kashmir. because i think someone wouldnt be
posting a reply saying that "it is harming the image of kashmir". selective
because there have been news posted on this selectively about kashmir.

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 3:00 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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 ?
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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