Rights groups on Wednesday asked the United Nations to appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate the crimes allegedly committed by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
Releasing a report on ‘ >human rights abuses ’ in Jammu and Kashmir, first reported by The Hindu , International Peoples’ Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir (IPTK) convener Gautam Navlakha said, “We are pitching a demand before the United Nations Security Council to refer the situation in Jammu and Kashmir to the prosecutor of International Criminal Court.”
Mr. Navlakha said a copy of the report, ‘Structures of Violence’ the IPTK released along with the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), would be sent to the UNSC and the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council).
“An appeal will be made to appoint a Special Rapporteur to investigate the crimes committed in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
The 804-page report claims that between 6.5 lakh and 7.5 lakh personnel are stationed in Jammu and Kashmir. It documented 1,080 “ >extra-judicial killings ,” 172 “enforced disappearances.”
As reported by this newspaper, a Major General, seven Brigadiers, 31 Colonels, four Lt. Colonels, 115 Majors and 40 Captains were among 972 alleged perpetrators.
“In police, the alleged perpetrators include a retired Director-General of Police, a serving Additional Director-General of Police, two Inspectors-General of Police and two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police,” said Kartik Murukutla, author of the report.
Analysing 333 cases of > human rights violations , the report identified 972 Army and paramilitary officers as responsible for these crimes.
Khurram Parvez, coordinator of the J-K CCA said: “This report is a reminder to all. People of Kashmir will never forget what has been perpetrated on them.”
