Video by: Basharat Amin | Article by: Grace Jolliffe Manzoor Ahmad Dar and Bilal Ahmad Sheikh were allegedly picked up by the Indian army on 30 March 1997. “They were coming back home from work and they were detained. We also went to the army camp, but they did not allow us,” says Rehmet Begum, […]
Enforced Disappearances in Kashmir
The Struggle of 86-Year-old Man for His Two Disappeared Sons
Video By: Nadiya Shafi Article By: Nusrat Ali In connection with Indian Airlines plane hijacking around 27 Kashmiri youth working in Nepal were taken into custody by Nepal Police on the instruction of Indian authorities during a raid on the intervening night of 27th -28th August 2000. Among these were Abdul Ahad Rah’s two sons, […]
One Year On – This Kashmiri Man Still Remains ‘Disappeared’
Video By: Pir Azhar | Article By: Nusrat Ali One year back when world was observing International Day of Disappeared , the next day in Kashmir two young men, Manzoor Ahmad Khan and Nasrullah Ahmad Khan, both from Kakad Pati in Devar, Kupwara allegedly disappeared into an Army camp in the hills as per their […]
How a ‘Half Widow’ of Kashmir is doing menial jobs to support her Family
Video By Sajad Shah | Text By Shafat Mir | 03 April, 2016 Half-widow is a term given to Kashmiri women whose husbands have disappeared and are still missing during the ongoing conflict in Kashmir. These women are called “half-widows” because they have no idea whether their husbands are dead or alive. Meema Akhter is […]
Enforced Disappearance of Mushtaq Ahmed Dar from Srinagar
Azizi’s son Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, disappeared in custody after being picked up by the army in Srinagar, a request of sanction for prosecution is reportedly pending before the ministry of defence till date. Investigations have indicted the alleged perpetrators in the disappearance of Mushtaq Ahmed Dar.
