An overview of human rights situation in Indian Administered Kashmir since the siege of Aug 4, 2019.
Statement regarding the escalation of arrests of journalists and human rights defenders in Kashmir
South Asia scholars at the University of Warwick, are extremely concerned about the escalation of arrests, intimidation, and harassment of journalists and human rights defenders in Indian-administered Kashmir. A statement has today, 11 February 2022, been released by the Critical South Asia Group at Warwick outlining concerns and calling for the immediate release of Fahad …
Why Solidarity? And How
An excellent statement describing why the Critical Gender Studies (CGS) program at University of California at San Diego had disaffiliated an academic, published on January 4, 2022, has been taken down – at least temporarily on February 5, 2022. The not unexpected pushback from the academy – please refer to the recent events at Harvard if …
KSCAN DÉCLARATION PUBLIQUE CONCERNANT L’ARRESTATION DE KHURRAM PARVEZ, 24 novembre 2021
Le 22 novembre 2021, éminent défenseur des droits de la personne Khurram Parvez a été arrêté à sa résidence de Srinagar, au Cachemire, à l’issue d’une descente effectuée chez lui par la National Investigative Agency (NIA), la principale force opérationnelle antiterroriste de l’Inde. Nous appelons tous les États attachés à la démocratie et aux droits …
KSCAN Statement on the Arrest of Khurram Parvez, November 24, 2021
On November 22, 2021, leading global human right defender Khurram Parvez was arrested at his residence in Srinagar, Kashmir following a raid at his residence and the offices the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS). We call on all states committed to the protection of human rights and democracy, and the United Nations, to …
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Statement Issued by KSCAN on October 13, 2021
Prof. Saiba Varma is not a member of Kashmir Scholars And Consultative Network (KSCAN) as of September 19, 2021.
Kashmir scholars seek immediate intervention in curbs on press freedom in Indian Administered Kashmir, April 20, 2020
Kashmri Scholars write to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. To Prof. David Kaye United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression cc: PEN International Committee to Protect Journalists Freedom of the Press Foundation …
Day 21 of the Indian siege: 25 August 2019
"Valley in total paralysis" for three weeks now: The shutdown has been going on since 5 August, with most services, business and shops closed. News from inside Kashmir is very limited as communication blockade is still ongoing with internet services and mobile networks still down. Some landlines in some areas seem to be operating during …
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Open letter to the UN Security Council – Take urgent action to end Indian military blockade of Kashmir and begin a process of resolution of the Kashmir conflict in accordance with the right to self-determination
August 15, 2019 H.E. Ms Joanna Wronecka Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations cc. Ambassadors of China, France, UK, USA, Russia, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru and South Africa Re: Open letter to the UN Security Council - Take urgent …
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