The Indian army has been accused of widespread human rights abuses in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to a report by human rights organisations based in the territory.
The International Peoples’ Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Indian-Administered Kashmir (IPTK) and the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) have jointly released a report, naming over 500 soldiers, police and paramilitary officers, including those of senior ranks, and accused them of severe human rights abuses.
The alleged abuses include murder, abduction, torture and rape.
214 offences were analysed in the report and the roles of officials in 70 deaths and over 8,000 disappearances are detailed.
"For the victims, the wait for proper justice seems perpetual. In its approach to justice, the Indian state has not moved beyond cash relief or the promise of re-investigation,” said Kartik Murukutla, one of the authors of the report.
"The state has wilfully lowered the standard of justice as well as the crimes perpetrated," he said.
