KLJP, Forum-Asia
SUMMARY
November 19, 2025

This is the joint written contribution by Kashmir Law and Justice Project and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) for review of India under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women—94th Pre-sessional Working Group (27-31 October 2025)). It highlights two interrelated dimensions of women’s rights in Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK). First, it documents how women in IAK, alongside the broader population, are deprived of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Convention–such as freedom of movement, access to justice, participation in public and political life, and the rights to health and education. Second, it underscores how women experience distinctive and compounded harms within this system of repression, including sexual violence, gendered stereotyping, economic marginalization, and barriers to redress. By presenting both the generalized denial of rights and the specific forms of gendered harm, this report seeks to assist the Committee in holding India accountable to its obligations under CEDAW.

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November 2025

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