Jasmine Brar Two brave soldiers of the Indian Army, hailing from the Kashmir valley, made the supreme sacrifice in service of the Nation on November, 03. They were killed due to unprovoked fire by Pakistani troops from across the line of control in the Gurez sector. The soldiers, Rifleman Tariq Ahmed Lone, resident of Baktoor, Gurez and Rifleman Waseem Ahmad Lone resident of … [Read more...] about Biased Human Rights organisations and media in Kashmir
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Baba Jan: ‘Che Guevara’ of Gilgit-Baltistan
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Baba Jan Hunzai is not a terrorist, he is the chairperson of Progressive Youth Front of Pakistan Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan and member of the central executive committee of the Pakistan Labour Party; a simple and motivated social activist who had the courage to raise his voice for the sake of his people. For this, he along with his associates was imprisoned, … [Read more...] about Baba Jan: ‘Che Guevara’ of Gilgit-Baltistan
Internal displacement in Jammu and Kashmir: A serious human rights issue
Dr Simrit Kahlon The United Nations established a commission on human rights in 1946 with Eleanor Roosevelt as its chairperson. The commission drafted the Declaration of Human Rights which received unanimous approval from the member states on December, 10, 1948. It was through this document that the UN defined the qualities of a decent standard of living for all people … [Read more...] about Internal displacement in Jammu and Kashmir: A serious human rights issue
Human rights violation in J&K: the true perspective
Jasbir Sarai On December, 10, like every year since 1950, the world will celebrate human rights day. This date coincides with the adoption and proclamation of the universal declaration of human rights by the United Nations General Assembly's in 1948. In Kashmir, the day will undoubtedly be marked, as usual, by protests orchestrated by the miniscule separatist segment of the … [Read more...] about Human rights violation in J&K: the true perspective
Human Security in Jammu and Kashmir
Simrit Kahlon During the fifth decade of the last century when numerous colonies in South and South-east Asia gained independence from their European rulers, the primary mandate for national governments was the provision of human security to its citizens. The idea of human security is more comprehensive than the more basic need of physical security. It encompasses economic … [Read more...] about Human Security in Jammu and Kashmir