i TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Report and Methodology Executive Summary and Recommendations vi List of Rights that Continue to be Violated: 1 1. Civilian Security 10 2. Children, Women and Health 34 3. Land, Demography and Identity Rights 40 4. Industry and Employment 46 5. The Freedom of Media, Speech & Information 51 Conclusion 56 List of abbreviations 57 Appendix: About the Forum 58 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir would like to express deep gratitude to Shivani Sanghavi, who drafted this Report, and to Amjad Majid for the layout. iii THE REPORT AND METHODOLOGY The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir comprises an informal group of concerned citizens who believe that, in the prevailing situation in the former state, an independent initiative is required so that continuing human rights violations do not go unnoticed. This is the third report issued by the Forum. It has largely been compiled from government sources, media accounts (carried in well-established and reputed newspapers or television), NGO fact-finding reports, interviews, and information garnered through legal petitions. The report relies primarily on information collected between 1 February 2021 and 23 July 2021. Though in situ verification has not been possible during the Covid-19 lockdown, the various sources listed above have been fact-checked against each other to ensure the information is as accurate as possible, and only that information has been carried that appears to be well-founded. Where there is any doubt regarding a piece of information, queries have been footnoted.
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