Hurriyat (M) releases 2018 human rights report

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Srinagar, Dec 31: Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday released ‘Human Rights Report 2018’, prepared by the human rights division of the amalgam.

A spokesperson of the amalgam said the report encompasses the details of human rights violations that occurred in Kashmir during the year 2018.

As per the report, the year 2018 witnessed the total number of 543 deaths due to the ongoing conflict in J&K, the highest in the decade.

“Out of 543 persons, 161 were civilians, 127 government forces’ personnel, and 255 armed youth. Besides, 19 men and 8 women total 27 persons got killed on the other side of the line of divide reportedly due to continuous acrimony and exchange of fire between the forces deployed there,” he said.

The report has a detailed mention about the physical assault of journalists by the government forces while performing their professional duties in the state, said the spokesman.

 

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