Primary texts pertaining to violations of international law in Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir.
This is an order to stop "illegal" sacrifice and transport of animals intended to be sacrificed on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (literally, the "Feast of the Sacrifice") on the purported basis of enforcement of animal welfare laws.
Topics: Change in laws in force, religious discrimination, violation of international humanitarian law, violation of social rights, violation of cultural rights
Originally published
July 2021
This is an order to stop "illegal" sacrifice and transport of animals intended to be sacrificed on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (literally, the "Feast of the Sacrifice") on the purported basis of enforcement of animal welfare laws.
Topics: Change in laws in force, religious discrimination, violation of international humanitarian law, violation of social rights, violation of cultural rights
Originally published
July 2021
"At the outset, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir while welcoming all the participants informed that from last some months directions have been passed to all the Deputy Commissioners and HODs for description / display / hoisting of National Flag strictly as per the Flag code of India 2002 and to ensure that there is no violation in this regard. Thereafter, the chair was apprised that Flag Foundation of India have proposed to hoist a biz size flag at Hariparbat Fort at a height of 100 feet having the description of 24 X 36 Feet and sought all necessary logistic support from the Divisional Administration as well as from the stakeholders."
Terms: violation of cultural rights, colonial domination
Originally published
June 2021
"At the outset, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir while welcoming all the participants informed that from last some months directions have been passed to all the Deputy Commissioners and HODs for description / display / hoisting of National Flag strictly as per the Flag code of India 2002 and to ensure that there is no violation in this regard. Thereafter, the chair was apprised that Flag Foundation of India have proposed to hoist a biz size flag at Hariparbat Fort at a height of 100 feet having the description of 24 X 36 Feet and sought all necessary logistic support from the Divisional Administration as well as from the stakeholders."
Terms: violation of cultural rights, colonial domination
Originally published
June 2021
Indian Government policy censoring and surveilling academic discussion of, among other things, Jammu and Kashmir and “any other issues which are clearly/purely related to India’s internal matters.”
Topics: changing the laws in force in occupied territory, violation of social rights, violation of right to education, violation of right to free expression, violation of academic freedom
Originally published
January 2021
Indian Government policy censoring and surveilling academic discussion of, among other things, Jammu and Kashmir and “any other issues which are clearly/purely related to India’s internal matters.”
Topics: changing the laws in force in occupied territory, violation of social rights, violation of right to education, violation of right to free expression, violation of academic freedom
Originally published
January 2021
By fiat, this order previously inapplicable Indian laws to Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir, including laws that relate to ownership of real property and criminal procedure. This facilitates forced demographic change and settler colonial activity while furthering the colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment and marginalization of the territory’s indigenous people. It is a major violation of international humanitarian law, human rights, indigenous rights, treaty obligations and constitutional guarantees.
Topics: changing the laws in force in occupied territory, international humanitarian law violation, no consent of governed, violation of economic rights, violation of social rights, demographic change, settler colonialism, land expropriation, forced demographic change, colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment, marginalization, indigenous rights
Originally published
October 2020
By fiat, this order previously inapplicable Indian laws to Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir, including laws that relate to ownership of real property and criminal procedure. This facilitates forced demographic change and settler colonial activity while furthering the colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment and marginalization of the territory’s indigenous people. It is a major violation of international humanitarian law, human rights, indigenous rights, treaty obligations and constitutional guarantees.
Topics: changing the laws in force in occupied territory, international humanitarian law violation, no consent of governed, violation of economic rights, violation of social rights, demographic change, settler colonialism, land expropriation, forced demographic change, colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment, marginalization, indigenous rights
Originally published
October 2020
By fiat, this order eliminated historic protections that safeguarded the land rights of indigenous people and were the product of popular, historic land reforms to protect the rights of dispossessed, marginalized and discriminated-against people. This facilitates forced demographic change and settler colonial activity while furthering the colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment and marginalization of the territory’s indigenous people. It is a major violation of international humanitarian law, human rights, indigenous rights, treaty obligations and constitutional guarantees.
Topics: changing the laws in force in occupied territory, international humanitarian law violation, no consent of governed, violation of economic rights, violation of cultural rights, violation of social rights, demographic change, settler colonialism, land expropriation, forced demographic change, colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment, marginalization, right to education, right to work, indigenous rights
Originally published
October 2020
By fiat, this order eliminated historic protections that safeguarded the land rights of indigenous people and were the product of popular, historic land reforms to protect the rights of dispossessed, marginalized and discriminated-against people. This facilitates forced demographic change and settler colonial activity while furthering the colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment and marginalization of the territory’s indigenous people. It is a major violation of international humanitarian law, human rights, indigenous rights, treaty obligations and constitutional guarantees.
Topics: changing the laws in force in occupied territory, international humanitarian law violation, no consent of governed, violation of economic rights, violation of cultural rights, violation of social rights, demographic change, settler colonialism, land expropriation, forced demographic change, colonial domination, dispossession, disempowerment, marginalization, right to education, right to work, indigenous rights
Originally published
October 2020