SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): State terrorism and human rights violations by Indian forces have increased significantly in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir since the BJP-led Indian government revoked Articles 370 and 35A in August 2019.
More than 1,074 Kashmiris, including young men and women, have been martyred, over 2,708 injured and more than 37,817 arrested in the territory since August 2019.
The figures further reveal that during the first nine months of 2026, Indian forces martyred 31 Kashmiris and arrested 4,772 civilians during 2,059 cordon-and-search operations and house raids.
The forces also seized 312 properties during this period. These figures underscore the continuing pattern of repression in IIOJK.
Political experts and analysts, while deploring the silence of the United Nations and major world powers over violations of international law by the Indian government in the occupied territory, questioned whether the international community was waiting for the situation to escalate into a war-like crisis in South Asia before taking meaningful action.
They said human rights violations had increased significantly since the BJP government revoked the territory’s special status in August 2019.
Kashmiris had been deprived of political rights
They added that Kashmiris had been deprived of political rights, control over local resources and meaningful participation in the administration of their homeland.
The experts maintained that the suppression of political voices had continued, with thousands of Kashmiris, including political leaders and activists, arrested and detained.
They said that the Indian government was pursuing policies aimed at weakening the political identity of the Kashmiri people and consolidating its control over the territory.
The KMS figures also indicate that more than 3,000 political detainees remain imprisoned. Their continued detention has raised serious concerns about political freedoms and the use of restrictive laws in the occupied territory.
Several independent human rights organisations and institutions have documented serious human rights violations in IIOJK.
According to the analysts, the continued use of coercive measures by Indian forces was intended to suppress Kashmiris’ demand for freedom and their right to self-determination.
The political experts and analysts also emphasised that human rights abuses in IIOJK were closely linked to the unresolved Kashmir dispute.
They said India had failed to adequately address international concerns and calls for impartial investigations into alleged abuses in the territory.
They urged the United Nations and peace-loving countries to end their silence over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and take concrete steps to protect the fundamental rights of the Kashmiri people.
They also called on the international community to press the Indian government to resolve the Kashmir dispute in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
