14.09.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Soldier killed colleague in Rajouri district; stress has been blamed for violence among security forces ("Kashmir soldier kills colleague") [ID 17705]

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24.08.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Army in Indian-administered Kashmir killed 2 militants in Doda district in Jammu; Both belonged to the Islamic separatist group Hizbul Mujahedeen ("Two 'militants' killed in Kashmir") [ID 17433]

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08.08.2006 - Source: BBC News

3 militants, belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad group, killed in 2 separate operations in Jammu area, reports police ("Three 'militants' die in Kashmir") [ID 17367]

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02.08.2006 - Source: BBC News

2 suspected militants and 1 soldier have been killed in a clash in Doda; the identity of the militants has not been established so far ("Militants killed in Kashmir clash") [ID 17326]

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11.07.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir attack 'kills tourists' ("Kashmir attack 'kills tourists'") [ID 15528]

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11.07.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir capital rocked by blasts ("Kashmir capital rocked by blasts") [ID 15538]

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21.06.2006 - Source: BBC News

Grenade targets Kashmir pilgrims ("Grenade targets Kashmir pilgrims") [ID 15505]

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12.06.2006 - Source: BBC News

Several dead in Kashmir attacks ("Several dead in Kashmir attacks") [ID 15501]

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12.06.2006 - Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Veteran journalist escapes assassination attempt ("Veteran journalist escapes assassination attempt") [ID 15733]

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12.06.2006 - Source: Reporters Sans Frontières

Attempt on newspaper reporter’s life in Kashmir ("Attempt on newspaper reporter’s life in Kashmir") [ID 15735]

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30.05.2006 - Source: BBC News

'Four dead' in Kashmir violence ("'Four dead' in Kashmir violence") [ID 15482]

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30.05.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Policeman killed, 21 wounded in Kashmir attacks ("Policeman killed, 21 wounded in Kashmir attacks"), Autor: Reuters [ID 15484]

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23.05.2006 - Source: Amnesty International

Annual Report 2006 ("Annual Report 2006") [ID 17222]

"Politically motivated violence slightly decreased but torture, deaths in custody and “disappearances” continued to be reported. At least 38 people were reported to have died in custody. In January, the Minister of State for Home Affairs stated that some 600 people, including 174 foreigners, were held under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a preventive detention law. In October 44 detainees were released but new detentions were reported. Several people had been held under the PSA for over 10 years under successive PSA detention orders. Farooq Ahmad Dar was detained in November under his ninth consecutive PSA order. He had been in continuous detention under the PSA since 1991. Civilians were repeatedly targeted by state agencies and armed groups. In May, armed fighters threw a grenade just as children were leaving their school in Srinagar, killing two women who had come to pick up children and injuring 50 others, including 20 pupils. In July, four juveniles aged between 11 and 15 were shot dead by paramilitary Rashtriya Rifles in Kupwara district. Local people said that the boys had participated in a marriage party and gone for a stroll but ran away when ordered to stop. They said that the army had been informed of possible movements of people attending the party late at night. In September, the State Human Rights Commission, which had registered 3,187 cases of human rights violations since its inception in 1991, reiterated its earlier complaint that government departments failed to implement its recommendations."

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22.05.2006 - Source: Guardian

Five die as Islamists attack anniversary rally ("Five die as Islamists attack anniversary rally") [ID 15478]

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05.05.2006 - Source: BBC News

Protest over Kashmir 'sex ring' ("Protest over Kashmir 'sex ring'") [ID 15364]

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04.05.2006 - Source: Human Rights Watch

End Communal Violence in Gujarat, Kashmir ("End Communal Violence in Gujarat, Kashmir") [ID 15657]

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03.05.2006 - Source: Amnesty International

Targeted killings of members of minority groups must stop ("Targeted killings of members of minority groups must stop [ASA 20/013/2006]") [ID 15727]

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01.05.2006 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

At Least 34 Hindus Killed By Kashmir Militants ("At Least 34 Hindus Killed By Kashmir Militants") [#50481],  [ID 15452]

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17.04.2006 - Source: BBC News

Former Kashmir minister attacked ("Former Kashmir minister attacked") [#49407],  [ID 15440]

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14.04.2006 - Source: BBC News

'Five killed' in Kashmir violence ("'Five killed' in Kashmir violence") [#49419],  [ID 15443]

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16.03.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Couple killed by suspected militants; militant group Hizbul Mujahideen probably responsible for the murders, according to the police ("Kashmir militants 'shoot couple'") [#46714],  [ID 7266]

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30.01.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 3 militants and policeman killed in separate clashes; violence in Kashmir dropped since India-Pakistan peace moves began ("'Four dead' in Kashmir violence") [#43138],  [ID 7267]

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28.01.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 7 separatist militants and 2 soldiers killed in gun battle in Indian-administered Poonch district ("'Nine killed' in Kashmir battle") [#42969],  [ID 7268]

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25.01.2006 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Indian policemen killed 4 of his colleagues in Srinagar ("Kashmir officer kills colleagues") [#42823],  [ID 7269]

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16.12.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 2 suspected militants and army soldier killed in gun battle in Rajouri district of Jammu ("Three killed in Kashmir fighting") [#40625],  [ID 7270]

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14.12.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Troops killed 6 suspected militants near summer capital, Srinagar ("Soldiers 'kill Kashmir militants'") [#40529],  [ID 7271]

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16.11.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: At least 4 people killed and about 60 injured in Srinagar car bomb attack aimed at former state minister; 5 people killed and over 50 injured in grenade attack at public meeting addressed by former state tourism minister ("Four dead in Kashmir bomb attack") [#39313],  [ID 7272]

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13.11.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Police fired tear gas and used batons against demonstrators protesting against death of 2 young men; protesters allege that men were used as human shields by Indian soldiers during operation against militants ("Protest held over Kashmir deaths") [#39122],  [ID 7273]

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02.11.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 4 people killed and at least 14 injured in suicide car bombing ("Suicide bomber hits Kashmir city") [#38473],  [ID 7274]

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26.10.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Indian border guard killed and more than 25 people injured in car bomb attack on outskirts of Srinagar; state education minister killed in militant attack in Srinagar ("Car bomb targets Kashmir troops") [#38280],  [ID 7275]

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18.10.2005 - Source: BBC News

Education minister in Indian-administered Kashmir, and 3 other people killed in attack by suspected Islamist militants ("Kashmir minister killed in attack") [#37863],  [ID 7276]

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15.10.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: At least 29 militants killed by Indian army in past week; separately 2 soldiers were killed and 6 injured in attack by militants in Kathua ("Clashes go on after Kashmir quake") [#37720],  [ID 7277]

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10.10.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: At least 11 people killed by militants in 3 attacks in Rajouri district ("Villagers die in Kashmir attacks") [#37476],  [ID 7278]

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26.08.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 14 people, including 2 paramilitaries, injured in grenade attacks by militants in Sopore ("Kashmir attacks leave 14 wounded") [#36010],  [ID 7279]

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02.08.2005 - Source: Reporters Sans Frontières

Kashmir: 6 journalists injured in clash between rebels and Indian army in Srinagar ("Six journalists wounded in separatist violence in Srinagar") [#34637],  [ID 7280]

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29.07.2005 - Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Kashmir: 8 journalists injured in Srinigar, after a grenade attack triggered gunfire between militants and security forces ("India: Journalists injured in Kashmir gun battle") [#34625],  [ID 7281]

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26.07.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Jammu, Kashmir: 3 teenaged boys killed and 1 injured when troops opened fire on them; 3 children injured when they played with explosive device left behind after troops ended operation ("Children unprotected in Jammu and Kashmir") [#34507],  [ID 7282]

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

reports of abuses – including torture, attacks and killings of civilians – by armed groups in a number of states ("Annual Report 2005") [#32264],  [ID 7283]

"[...]There were reports of abuses – including torture, attacks and killings of civilians – by armed groups in a number of states in the north-east as well as Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. In Jammu and Kashmir, members of opposition groups were responsible for targeted killings of civilians. Victims included relatives of state officials and people suspected of working for the government. The use of explosives led to indiscriminate killings of civilians. [...]"

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13.05.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 3 family members killed and 1 injured in parcel bomb explosion in Bijbehara; 2 women killed and more than 40 people injured in blast near school and 2 people killed in another blast in Srinagar ("Parcel bomb hits Kashmir family") [#32192],  [ID 7284]

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26.04.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 6 suspected militants killed in clashes with Indian troops in Kupwara ("'Six militants killed' in Kashmir") [#31590],  [ID 7285]

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22.04.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 6 separatist militants killed by Indian troops after crossing Line of Control; Handwara: 5 militants killed in clash with Indian troops ("Troops 'kill Kashmir militants'") [#31534],  [ID 7286]

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28.03.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 2 Indian soldiers killed and 8 injured in attack by suspected militants in Rajouri; in separate incident, 3 suspected militants were killed by Indian forces in Lokutpora village ("Soldiers killed in Kashmir attack") [#30658],  [ID 7287]

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15.03.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: At least 7 people injured in grenade attack by suspected separatists in Poonch ("'Seven wounded' in Kashmir attack") [#30174],  [ID 7288]

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24.02.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 3 policemen, 2 civilians and 2 militants killed when rebels stormed the main government offices in Srinagar ("Seven die in Kashmir rebel attack") [#29223],  [ID 7289]

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19.01.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: Indian girl injured when Pakistan fired shells into Poonch district, according to Indian army; Pakistan denied its involvement in the incident ("Pakistan denies ceasefire breach") [#28343],  [ID 7290]

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18.01.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 4 suspected militants killed by Indian security forces near the border line that divides the Indian and Pakistani-administered parts of Kashmir ("India 'kills Kashmir intruders'") [#28319],  [ID 7291]

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16.01.2005 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 2 militants and 2 Indian soldiers killed and at least 5 security personnel injured in the stand-off, which developed after 2 armed men stormed a federal complex in Srinagar ("Four dead in Kashmir gun battle") [#28300],  [ID 7292]

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13.01.2005 - Source: Human Rights Watch

Annual report on human rights situation in 2004 ("World report 2005") [#28211],  [ID 7293]

"[...]In Kashmir, military, paramilitary, and police forces continue their practice of torturing detainees and custodial killings. There has also been a nationwide rise in allegations of extrajudicial executions by security forces, who typically justify their actions by claiming to have killed suspects in an exchange of gunfire.

Kashmir Conflict
Since November 2003, a cease-fire along the Line of Control in Kashmir has provided tremendous relief to residents on both sides of the de facto border. During the intermittent shelling, however, neither Pakistan nor India took adequate precautions to protect civilians. The violence inside Indian-controlled Kashmir continued.
Bomb and grenade attacks by militants in crowded market places constituted the intentional targeting of civilians. Attacks, apparently by separatist militants, on moderate Kashmiri leaders have hindered the peace process. Indian police and security services often use excessive force, and have been responsible for arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial execution. Since 1989, when the insurgency began, thousands of people have disappeared at the hands of both militant and government forces. [...]"

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24.12.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 2 people killed and 30 injured in a grenade explosion at a market in Pakharpora; the attack was carried out by separatist militants ("Grenade attack on Kashmir market") [#27884],  [ID 7294]

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12.12.2004 - Source:

Background information on Rashtriya Rifles [ID 7295]

"The Rashtriya Rifles was raised by former chief of Army staff General B C Joshi in 1990 for the exclusive role of fighting insurgency in Kashmir. In 1993, the Indian army expanded its role in the Kashmir Valley when it deployed the Rashtriya Rifles. The 36-battalion formation, a light elite counterinsurgency force, was formed specifically to compensate for weak and untrustworthy local police and increasingly well-armed insurgents in Kashmir. [...]"

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05.12.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 11 people, including 9 soldiers, killed in a landmine explosion triggered by suspected Islamic militants in Pulwama ("Eleven dead after Kashmir blast") [#27479],  [ID 7296]

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03.12.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 5 police officers killed in an attack by suspected militants; Sopore: 1 militant killed in a gun battle between police and militants; no militant group has claimed responsibility for any attack ("Five die in Kashmir camp attack") [#27453],  [ID 7297]

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29.11.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 9 people injured in attack by suspected militants in Srinagar ("Nine wounded in Kashmir attack") [#27356],  [ID 7298]

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21.10.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: former junior state minister, Safdar Baig, killed and his bodyguard injured by suspected militants in Anantnag district ("Ex-minister shot dead in Kashmir") [#26542],  [ID 7299]

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10.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Militant violence ("Country Report - October 2004") [#28325],  [ID 7300]

"[...]6.200 According to an Amnesty International news release dated 21 March 2000, on 20 March 2000, unidentified gunmen killed 36 Sikhs in the village of Chadisinghpoora. The identity of the perpetrators was uncertain as contradictory accounts were reported from Jammu and Kashmir. The Director General of Police believed it to be the work of Muslim rebels, and the Indian Government blamed the attack on Hizbul Mujahedin and Lashkar-i- Toiba. A spokesperson of the APHC claimed that it had been carried out by the State security agencies in order to discredit the separatist movement. No attacks on members of the Sikh community in Kashmir had previously been reported. [3h] According to a BBC news report dated 23 March 2000, Farooq Abdullah [who was then Chief Minister] admitted his Government had failed in anticipating the risk that the Sikhs faced from militants active in the State. He said he would revamp the State's security system to provide adequate protection for all minority communities in Kashmir. [32h] An independent newspaper article dated 3 November 2000 stated that Abdullah later announced a judicial inquiry into the massacre, which would also investigate the killing of five alleged militants a few days after the atrocity, who local people believed were innocent civilians who had been singled out as scapegoats. [34a] According to a BBC news article of 16 July 2002, in July 2002, the Kashmir State authorities confirmed that DNA tests proved that the five men were local residents of Anantnag District and not foreign militants. Farooq Abdullah said he would be asking the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the killing of the men. [32ag]

6.201 It was noted in a BBC news article dated 15 May 2000, in May 2000, Minister of Power Ghulam Hasan Bhatt was killed in a landmine explosion, claimed by Hizbul Mujahedin. It was the first time a serving minister had been killed since the start of the armed uprising. [32j]

6.202 It was reported in the Independent on 26 March 2001, that on 16 January 2001 the militant group Lashkar-I-Toiba tried to storm the airport in Srinagar. In the ensuing gun battle with Indian security forces, 11 were killed and a dozen injured. [34b]

6.203 According to a BBC news article dated 5 February 2001, on 3 February 2001, a further attack was carried out on the Sikh community in Kashmir. On this occasion, six Sikhs were killed in the provincial capital Srinagar. No group claimed responsibility for the killings. One person was subsequently killed in clashes between police and Sikh protestors. [32aa]

6.204 According to a BBC news report dated 3 October 2001, on 1 October 2001, a suicide attacker detonated a Government jeep loaded with explosives outside the Kashmir State Assembly building, while at least two other militants wearing police uniforms entered the complex and took over one of the buildings there. Police said the remaining militants were killed after a gun battle lasting several hours. 38 people were killed in the attack. The Jaish-e- Mohammad militant group initially said it carried out the attack, naming the suicide bomber as a Pakistani national. However, it subsequently withdrew the claim. [32af] [...]

6.209 As reported in Keesings News Digest April 2003, in two incidents on April 21-22 2003 security forces killed 18 militants infiltrating into the Poonch district south-west of Srinagar following the loss of one soldier. Five people were killed on 22 April 2003 in the village of Gulshanpora when a civilian vehicle was blown up in a landmine attack. Official sources claimed that 13 foreign militants and six soldiers were killed during a gun battle in the Doda district of Jammu on 29 April 2003. At least 53 people were killed during April 2003 in Kashmir in other incidents of separatist related violence, including at least eight civilians.[5o] [...]

6.211 According to Keesings news digest May 2003, there was no let-up in separatist violence in Kashmir during June 2003. In the single most bloody incident two militants attacked an army camp at Sunjwan, 10km south of Jammu on 28 June 2003, killing 12 soldiers. In incidents on 22-23 June, 11 civilians and five militants were killed including 2 civilians and 36 wounded in grenade attacks in Srinagar. On 20 June 2003, 30 civilians were injured in grenade attacks. The police also stated that militants had killed at least 2 civilians by a new method of poisoned injections.[5q] [...]

6.216 According to an article on PolitInfo.com, dated 26 June 2004, suspected Islamic militants shot and killed 12 people and wounded 12 others in an attack in the Indian administered part of Kashmir. Indian officials reported that armed men burst into several homes on Friday night (25 June) opening fire on residents in a remote village in the Poonch district, about 200 km north of Jammu. The attack came a day before India and Pakistan opened talks on the future of Kashmir. [77] [...]"

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10.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Special security laws ("Country Report - October 2004") [#28325],  [ID 7301]

"[...]6.230 According to the USSD 2003, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have special powers to search and arrest without a warrant.[2c](p14)

6.231 As noted in the USSD 2003, “The Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) special Powers Act of 1990 provides that unless approval is obtained from the central Government, no “prosecution, suit, or other legal proceeding shall be instituted…against any person in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of the powers of the act.” This provision allowed the security forces to act with virtual impunity.”[2c](p9)

6.232 According to USSD 2003, “Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir continued to keep in detention persons who had been arrested under TADA in the past, despite the fact that the Act lapsed in 1995. In February, the Jammu and Kashmir state Supreme Court overturned the controversial ruling of a TADA court that had acquitted three militants in the murder of Kashmiri Pandit human rights activist H.N. Wanchoo in 1992. Human rights activists estimated that 351 persons remained in custody under the TADA at year's end. In 2002, the Jammu and Kashmir governments established a committee to review detainees' cases and by year's end, the committee released approximately 17 persons. TADA courts used abridged procedures. For example, defense counsel was not permitted to see witnesses for the prosecution, who were kept behind screens while testifying in court. Also, confessions extracted under duress were admissible as evidence.”[2c](p11) 6.233 According to the USSD 2003, ”Under the Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, security force personnel enjoyed extraordinary powers, including authority to shoot on sight suspected lawbreakers, and to destroy structures suspected of harboring militants or arms.”[2c](p14)

6.234 According to the USSD 2003, ”The PSA, a law that applies only in Jammu and Kashmir, permits the detention of persons without charge and without judicial review for up to 2 years. In addition, detainees do not have access to family members or legal counsel. The Government estimated that approximately 514 persons remained in custody under PSA or related charges at year's end, and 412 were in police custody under other charges. In June, 92 prisoners detained under the PSA were released. In February, the Government released Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who had been detained under the PSA and the Officials Secrets Act, since June 2002. Geelani's two sons-in-law, also arrested in June 2002, were released during the year.” [2c](p12) [...]"

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30.09.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: leader of main separatist alliance killed in Srinagar/ 2 civilians killed and 4 injured when landmine blew up in Baramulla district ("Kashmir separatist is shot dead") [#25955],  [ID 7302]

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23.09.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 4 militants killed by police during fighting in Kupwara/ in separate incident 3 other militants killed by security forces ("'Four militants killed' in Kashmir") [#25735],  [ID 7303]

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09.09.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 2 Indian paramilitary soldiers killed and at least 5 injured in a landmine blast near Doda ("Soldiers killed in Kashmir attack") [#25447],  [ID 7304]

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19.08.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 4 members of a Muslim family killed by separatist militants/ in another incident, a senior militant leader has been killed ("Five killed in Kashmir violence") [#24859],  [ID 7305]

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05.08.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 9 Indian policemen have been killed and 9 injured in an attack by suspected militants in the camp of India's Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) in Srinagar ("Nine die in Kashmir camp attack") [#24604],  [ID 7306]

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28.07.2004 - Source: BBC News

Srinagar, Kashmir: 5 policemen and 2 suspected separatists have been killed, and 6 police officers injured, in gun battle claimed to be carried out by al-Mansurian separatist group ("Seven die in Kashmir gun battle") [#24311],  [ID 7307]

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26.07.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 4 people killed and many injured in two separate attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir blamed on separatist militants ("Four killed in Kashmir violence") [#24257],  [ID 7308]

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13.07.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: deputy Chief Minister has escaped unhurt from a grenade attack in Srinagar ("Kashmir official escapes attack") [#24024],  [ID 7309]

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09.07.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 15 people injured as thousands have protested in Handwara against the alleged police torture of a schoolgirl ("Kashmir 'torture' sparks protest") [#23942],  [ID 7310]

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03.07.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 2 people have been killed and at least 21 injured in a blast in the city of Srinagar ("Two killed in Kashmir bomb blast") [#23794],  [ID 7311]

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29.06.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 2 militants were killed and 20 arrested during police raids in Srinagar/ police say they have broken up a militant cell planning a suicide attack on the Bombay stock exchange ("Indian police 'foil Bombay raid'") [#23669],  [ID 7312]

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26.06.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: suspected Islamic militants have killed at least 10 people and injued 15 in an overnight raid on a village in the Surankot region ("Militants raid Kashmiri village") [#23644],  [ID 7313]

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25.06.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: a railway engineer and his brother who were kidnapped south of Srinagar have been found dead ("Kashmir hostages have throats cut") [#23643],  [ID 7314]

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12.06.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 4 people have been killed and 22 others injured in an attack on a tourist hotel in the resort of Pehelgam by separatist group Al Nasirin ("Kashmir militants attack tourists") [#23334],  [ID 7315]

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26.05.2004 - Source: Amnesty International

Annual Report 2004 (covering 2003) ("Annual Report 2004") [#22668],  [ID 7316]

"In Jammu and Kashmir human rights abuses by militants persisted at a high level with a reported 344 civilians killed in targeted or indiscriminate violence by armed groups in the period from January to the endof November. On 24 March armed men shot dead 24 Kashmiri Pandits, including 11 women and two children, in the village of Nadimarg."

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23.05.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 33 people killed and 15 injured in an landmine attack on a bus carrying Indian soldiers and their relatives in Lower Munda ("Kashmir attack exacts deadly toll") [#22595],  [ID 7317]

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11.05.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: a senior commander from Hizbul Mujahideen, one of the main Islamic militant groups in the state, killed by Indian security forces ("Kashmir rebel commander 'killed'") [#22221],  [ID 7318]

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06.05.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: commander of the militant group Hizbul Mujahideen reportedly killed in the Maharajganj area of Srinagar ("Kashmir militant killing disputed") [#22042],  [ID 7319]

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28.04.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 3 people killed and 59 injured in a grenade attack on an election rally in a village in Doda district ("Kashmir grenade blast kills three") [#21796],  [ID 7320]

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22.04.2004 - Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Jammu and Kashmir: a freelance journalist was killed in a mine explosion ("India: Journalist killed in mine explosion") [#21667],  [ID 7321]

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20.04.2004 - Source: BBC News

Jammu and Kashmir: at least 1 soldier was reported killed and 6 civilians injured when suspected militants attacked two polling stations in India's general election ("Violence mars early India voting") [#21551],  [ID 7322]

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08.04.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 4 people killed and more than 20 injured, among them the state Finance Minister and Tourism Minister, in an attack by Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen on an election rally ("Kashmir election rally attacked") [#21180],  [ID 7323]

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05.04.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: at least 50 people, mostly civilians, have been injured in a grenade attack at the Pulwama market ("Kashmir grenade blast 'wounds 50'") [#21047],  [ID 7324]

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04.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Malfunction of the judicial system ("Country Report - April 2004") [#22427],  [ID 7325]

"5.18 As reported in the US Department of State report 2003 [published 2004], “In Jammu and Kashmir, the judicial system barely functioned due to threats by militants against judges, witnesses, and their family members; because of judicial tolerance of the Government's heavy-handed anti-militant actions; and because of the frequent refusal by security forces to obey court orders. Jammu and Kashmir were reluctant to hear cases involving terrorist crimes, and failed to act expeditiously on habeas corpus cases, if they acted at all. There were a few convictions of alleged terrorists in the Jammu High Court during the year (2003); many more accused militants had been in pre-trial detention for years.” [2c](p13)"

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04.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Seperatist guerillas were responsible for numerous, serious abuses ("Country Report - April 2004") [#22427],  [ID 7326]

"6.149 According to the US Department of State Report 2003, “Separatist guerrillas were responsible for numerous, serious abuses, including killing of armed forces personnel, police, Government officials, and civilians; torture; rape; and other forms of brutality. Separatist guerrillas also were responsible for kidnapping and extortion in Jammu and Kashmir and the north eastern States. Insurgency and ethnic violence is a problem in the seven north eastern States”.[2c](p2) The same report continues, “The main insurgent groups in the north east included two factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in Nagaland; Meitei extremists in Manipur; the ULFA and the Bodo security force in Assam; and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Tripura. The proclaimed objective of many of these groups was secession. Their stated grievances against the Government range from charges of neglect and indifference to the widespread poverty of the region, to allegations of active discrimination against the tribal and nontribal people of the region by the central Government”. [2c](p5)"

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04.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Killings of security force members by militants declined ("Country Report - April 2004") [#22427],  [ID 7327]

"6.153 According to the US Department of State Report 2003, “Killings of security force members by militants in Jammu and Kashmir declined to 38 during the year, according to the Home Ministry”.[2c](p6)"

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26.03.2004 - Source: BBC News

Five people killed in a clash between Indian troops and militants in Kukernag ("Police detain Kashmir activists") [#20848],  [ID 7328]

"[...] police said five people were killed in a clash between Indian troops and militants in Kukernag late on Thursday evening.

Two Indian soldiers, two militants and one civilian were killed during a gun battle that lasted followed several hours."

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18.03.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir, Srinagar: a Janata Dal United party activist has been killed by suspected separatist militants ("Politician gunned down in Kashmir") [#20545],  [ID 7329]

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10.03.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 4 civilians killed and 50 others injured in a grenade explosion in a village in Budgam district ("Civilians killed in Kashmir attack") [#20200],  [ID 7330]

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03.03.2004 - Source: UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

Report focused on violence against women - individual cases documented ("Violence against women: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk E/CN.4/2004/66/Add.1") [#21425],  [ID 7331]

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27.02.2004 - Source: BBC News

Kashmir: 1 person killed and 4 injured when two grenades exploded in Birwa, at a peace talks venue ("Kashmir chief escapes explosions") [#19896],  [ID 7332]

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

USDOS: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003 ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7333]

"Arbitrary and unlawful deprivations of life by government forces (including deaths in custody and faked "encounter" killings) continued to occur frequently in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and in several northeastern states, where separatist insurgencies continued. Security forces offered bounties for wanted militants. Extrajudicial killings of criminals and suspected criminals by police or prison officers also occurred in a number of states. Militant groups active in Jammu and Kashmir, several northeast states, and parts of Andhra Pradesh, killed members of rival factions, government security forces, government officials, and civilians.
There were significantly fewer attacks by militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the year; however, it continued at the level of the late 1990s, according to the Home Ministry (Kashmir has been at the center of a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan since the two nations gained their independence in 1947; both claim Kashmir.) In Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Home Ministry, security forces killed 1,526 militants during the year, compared with 1,747 militants killed during the same period in 2002. In addition, human rights groups alleged that during the year security forces killed a number of captured non-Kashmiri militants in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiri separatist groups claimed that in many instances "encounters" were faked and that security forces summarily executed suspected militants and civilians offering no resistance. Human rights activists alleged that the security forces were under instructions to kill foreign militants, rather than attempt to capture them alive, in the case of security encounters with non-Kashmiri terrorists who infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir illegally.
[...]Violence, often resulting in deaths, was a pervasive element in Jammu and Kashmir politics (see Section 3). According to the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, shootings, explosions, and suicide attacks killed more than 2,714 persons during the year. More than 836 civilians, 384 security personnel, and 1,494 militants were killed in politically motivated violence during the year. Supporters of different political parties, and supporters of different factions within one party, frequently clashed with each other and with police during the election. [...]

[...]Under the Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, security force personnel enjoyed extraordinary powers, including authority to shoot on sight suspected lawbreakers, and to destroy structures suspected of harboring militants or arms.
The Home Ministry was unable to estimate how many civilians were killed in crossfire by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir during the year.[...]"

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003 ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7334]

"[...]In Jammu and Kashmir, the judicial system barely functioned due to threats by militants against judges, witnesses, and their family members; because of judicial tolerance of the Government's heavy-handed antimilitant actions; and because of the frequent refusal by security forces to obey court orders. Jammu and Kashmir were reluctant to hear cases involving terrorist crimes and failed to act expeditiously on habeas corpus cases, if they acted at all. There were a few convictions of alleged terrorists in the Jammu High Court during the year; many more accused militants had been in pretrial detention for years. The number of militants in pretrial detention is in the hundreds; however, the exact number is unknown. During the year, the Government announced plans to release 274 such detainees, as a result of court orders. By year's end, only 24 militants had been released under instructions of the government-appointed Review Committee. [...]"

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

USDOS: Killing of civilians by military groups ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7335]

"[...]During the year, militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir targeted civilians, members of the security forces, and politicians. According to the Home Ministry, militants had killed 808 civilians during the year, compared with 967 in 2002. For example, in April several soldiers were killed by militants in Srinagar when a bomb detonated at the entrance of the state-run television and radio station. [...]

[...]Anti-government Kashmiri militant groups also committed serious abuses, including numerous execution-style ma