ISLAMABAD, Dec 12 (APP):The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Indian Occupied Kashmir has said that the lockdown imposed by the Indian government has egregiously affected daily lives of the people of the territory. According to Kashmir Media Service, the APDP in a report released in Srinagar said, the indefinite curfew imposed in Kashmir in the aftermath of repeal of Article 370 is the extension of a DE-facto State of Emergency, with the consequence of placing more restrictions and shackles on Kashmiri people’s human rights. Occupied Kashmir is under strict military siege since August 5 when Modi-led government in New Delhi scrapped Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution that granted special status and right to the territory and its residents. As part of a wider crackdown, internet services have been blocked except at government-designated kiosks and political leaders detained. The report says that with the abrogation of Article 370, there have been reports of human rights violations, including arbitrary detention and torture. It says that the main brunt of this violence has been borne by the youth, politicians, civilians and religious organizations. It says that hundreds of detainees were shifted to various Indian jails. It says … Continue reading Lockdown badly affected daily lives in IOK: Report