No references to a group called "Tanzeem Mujahideen" that operated in Azad Kashmir from 1974 to 1994 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Encyclopedia of World Terrorism. 1997. "Terror by the Holy Warriors of Kashmir." Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

IRB databases

Human Rights Watch (HWR). 1991. Kashmir Under Siege: Human Rights in India. New York: Human Rights Watch

International Commission of Jurists, Geneva. 1995. Human Rights in Kashmir: report on a Mission. Geneva: International Commission of Jurists.

LEXIS/NEXIS

Balancie, Jean-Marc; De la Grange, Arnaud. Mondes rebelles 1999. Paris: Éditions Michalon

_____. Mondes rebelles 1996. Paris: Éditions Michalon

Pakistan: A Country Study. 1984. Edited by Richard F. Nirop. Washington, DC: Secretary for the Army.

Physicians for Human Rights and Asia Watch. March 1993. The Crackdown in Kashmir: Torture of Detainees and Assault in the Medical Community.

Political Handbook of the World 1994. Ed. Arthur S. Banks. Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications

REFWORLD

Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World - An International Guide. 3rd Edition. 1991

Internet sources including:

South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP)

World News Connection (WNC)

Search Engines:

Asiaco

Copernic

Dogpile

Fast

Google

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