Amnesty report draws parallel between Kashmir and Palestine

[Omar1984]

SRINAGAR: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has compared Indian police methods in Kashmir with those of Israeli security forces in Palestine.

A 70-page report to be released on Monday focuses on the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA) and calls it a "system of administrative detention that is a lawless law and should be repealed at the earliest".

The rights watchdog said India has so far chosen to ignore calls of the UN Human rights mechanisms in relation to its administrative detention regime. "The recommendations hold not just for Israel and Egypt but also for India," it said. The report has clubbed India with Israel and Egypt, calling for the system of "refrain from using administrative detention, in particular against children".

The report is based on a review of 600 cases of people detained under the PSA. The act empowers district magistrates to detain people for up to two years. Almost anything, from anti-state activities to timber smuggling can land people in jail under the act. The PSA has been J&K police's weapon of choice since the rise of militancy.

Amnesty report draws parallel between Kashmir and Palestine - Times Of India

 

[BATMAN]

Oh come on.. there are mass graves in Kashmir.... there are no mass graves in palestine.
There are 300'000, strong army men killing Kashmiri children and disrespecting women.
Israeli soldiers never killed thier own people but indian army is killing children from indian held kashmir.
In Palestine international media is allowed but in Kashmir no foreign media is allowed.
There exist UN resolution which demand india to hold plebiscite in Kashmir in respect to the right of self determination of Kashmiris.
There is no resolution passed against Israel..
Only insane can draw parallel.

 

[KS]

Lol...the difference between Kashmir and Palestine is like chalk and cheese.

Palestine - UN recognised right to indpendence,Kashmir - Un doesnt recognise independence

Palestine - Did any ruler formally accede to Israel - NO ; Kashmir - the Maharaja formally signed the instrument of accession to make it a part of India.

Palestine - are the Palestinians chased out from Palestine- yes ; Kashmir - are the Kashmiris chased outfrom Kashmir - no (if the Hindus/Sikhs/Jains qualify as "Kashmiris" then maybe Yes)

Palestine - is their territory being occupied by settlers - yes : Kashmir - is territory being occupied by Hindu settlers from rest of India - NO

Palestine - do Tanks ,bulldozers regularly demolish homes,buildings - YES ; Kashmir - Have Tanks even come once inside SriNagar - NO

Palestine - Do attack Helicopters regularly fire missiles at anything moving - YES ; Kashmir - Does that thing happen here - NO

Palestine - IS any HAMAS leader safe from MOSSAD - NO ; Kashmir - IS any hair on the head of a separatist leader harmed - NO .Infact they are given treatment at the taxpayers expense in Delhi and Mumbai


Palestine - Do the Israeli police calmly bear all the stones thrown on them - NO ; Kashmir - Poor CRPF not even allowed to fire and given only a lathi in hand.

Palestine - IS there a shortage of basic materials - YES ; Kashmir - one of the least poor states in India with annual assitance going into thousands of crores.

Palestine - IS there any blockade of essential supplies in place - YES ; Kashmir - NO