Human rights violations in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have escalated to unprecedented levels, with reports exposing a systematic campaign of repression, displacement, and demographic manipulation under the Hindutva-led BJP regime. 

A report released on the occasion of the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims reveals that Indian forces have intensified arbitrary arrests, torture, and killings since the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A in August 2019.

The report states that over ninety-six thousand four hundred Kashmiris have been martyred since 1989, while cordon and search operations and house raids continue to terrorize the population, exposing the hollowness of India’s claims of “normalcy” in the territory.

The report further highlights that draconian laws are being used to stifle dissent, targeting political leaders, activists, journalists, and even women.

It urges the United Nations to take immediate notice and hold India accountable for its actions in the occupied territory.

Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reiterated its demand for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, in a statement in Srinagar, condemned the continued suppression of political voices and called on global human rights bodies to press India to end violations against detainees.

He emphasized that the Kashmiri struggle cannot be crushed through force and will continue until its logical conclusion.

In another significant development, civil society activists have asserted that the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle is a genuine, indigenous movement rooted in the collective will of the people and recognized globally as a legitimate quest for self-determination.

They said attempts to label the movement as “foreign-sponsored” are aimed at discrediting its authenticity.