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UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over criminal proceedings against Kashmiri journalists
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) has made public its letter to the Government of India, voicing “strong concern at the criminal proceedings and investigations initiated” against the four well-known Kashmiri journalists.
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Kashmir
People responsible for killings in Sopore should be held to account: UN chief
Those who were responsible for the killing of a civilian and a CRPF head constable in Kashmir have to be made to account for it, according to the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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J&K
J&K’s Internet restrictions figure in UN rapporteur’s report
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression has said that limitations imposed by the government on internet in Jammu & Kashmir have made access to basic information difficult for healthcare professionals.
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India
India rejects UN offer to mediate on Kashmir
SRINAGAR — India on Monday strongly rejected the offer of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres' offer to mediate between India and Pakistan over...
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World
UN demands escorts for military observers in Kashmir
NEW YORK — The UN has asked the Indian government for additional escorts for its military observers in Kashmir after one of its vehicles...
Opinion
The Aaland Islands Model & Kashmir Dispute
Part I
There are some disputes in modern history that one might take lessons from in understanding the wisest course to take in resolving the...
Opinion
July 13th – Kashmir Martyrs’ Day
Washington: It was on July 13, 1931 that the foreign occupying Dogra troops shot dead 22 Kashmiris, in cold blood, in front of Srinagar Central...
J&K
UN seeks international inquiry into Kashmir rights abuses
Srinagar: A United Nations report has called for an international inquiry into human rights abuses committed by government forces in Kashmir and also advocated...
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