Citizens for Justice and Peace
Under Siege: Violence against Children in Jammu and Kashmir Shocking findings of a JKCCS Report
07-Apr-2018
The Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) recently published a report, titled ‘Terrorized: Impact of Violence on the Children of Jammu and Kashmir’, which details the various ways in which violence has been perpetrated against children in Jammu and Kashmir, and its effects. First, the report notes that children in the state “are living…
Increased Cross-border Shelling has devastated lives: Concerned Citizens Group Six fold increase in ceasefire violations, 40,000 civilians evacuated
24-Mar-2018
In view of the rise in cross-border firing between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) decided to visit some of the affected areas. They also held discussions with prominent opinion makers in Jammu and in Srinagar. The primary rationale…
Upward surge in Human Rights Violations in the Valley: JKCCS Annual report highlights cases of suppression of dissent
06-Jan-2018
The Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), in its annual report for 2017, mentions the “upward surge” of human rights violations in the valley last year. Particularly in the efforts of pushing back against dissent, according to the report, “the authorities continue to use [sic] Public Safety Act (PSA) as an instrument to suppress…
No solution to the Kashmir issue will ever come from Modi
16-May-2017
https://sabrangindia.in/article/no-solution-kashmir-issue-will-ever-come-modi