KASHMIR Imprisoned Resistance: 5th August and its aftermath 2019

#KASHMIR IS #INDIA'S #GAZA

Swathi Seshadri

Gautam Mody

Clifton Rozario

Veena Gowda

Saranga Ugalmugle

Mihir Desai

Between August 5 and 6, 2019, two presidential orders, C.O. 272 and C.O.
273, were issued that had the effect of abrogating Article 370 and Article
35A, and effectively dismantled the limited protection afforded to state of
Jammu and Kashmir in self-governance, territorial integrity and the
collective rights to land and livelihood. As lawyers, activists and a medical
doctor, we felt it important out of a sense of solidarity for the peoples of
Jammu and Kashmir, but also out of a sense of responsibility to understand the situation first hand on the ground, in order to advance the true spirit of a democratic society and hold our elected government and the institutions of democracy accountable for their actions. An eleven-member team comprising advocates, trade union and human activists and a psychiatrist visited the Kashmir Division from September 28 – October 4, 2019. The broad objective of the team was to understand the situation persisting in the two months since the abrogation of Article 370, and, second to assess the quality of access to justice in these compelling circumstances.

Publication Date: 2019
Publication Name: Imprisoned Resistance: 5th August and its aftermath