Subjugated Kashmiri women in the mill of Indian oppression

The woman living in the Occupied Kashmir valley is currently the most vulnerable and vulnerable woman in the world.

India’s move to change the constitutional status of Kashmir on August 5, 2019 has left Kashmiri women at the mercy of the Indian Army. After the abrogation of this Article 370, all the laws in force in Kashmir have ended and the law of India has come into full force there i.e. Article 360 ​​of the Constitution of India has been applied to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Apart from this, Article 35A, which gave special citizenship rights to Kashmiris, has lapsed. Under this, non-Kashmiri (Hindus) have been authorized to buy property, hold government jobs and take up permanent residence in Jammu and Kashmir.

At this time, not only the virginity of Kashmiri women is insecure, but due to the martyrdoms and disappearances of husbands, brothers and young sons, the entire burden of raising children and supporting their families is also on their delicate shoulders. Thousands of Kashmiris have been disappeared at this time. Be it Asia Andrabi, Fahmida Sufi or Nahida Nasreen, hundreds of women are associated with the freedom movement and are enduring the hardships of imprisonment and imprisonment due to this association.

Tired of Indian atrocities, women have also been forced to come out of their homes and are becoming part of the regular movement. Despite the horrific incidents of sexual harassment, she is not only supporting the family but also strengthening the freedom movement. This is the reason why today Kashmiri girls are seen pelting stones on the occupying Indian army and are being targeted by the pellet guns of the cowardly army. More than 70 girls and boys, including Insha Mushtaq and Afraa Shakoor, have lost their sight due to pellet guns.

According to the Vienna Declaration, “Women’s rights are an inalienable and indivisible part of universal human rights.” One wonders why the international community has yet to act against the state-sponsored humanitarian violence against Kashmiri women. of

Under the Universal Bill of Rights for Women (CEDAW) passed by the United Nations General Assembly, women have basic rights and freedom in every sphere of social, political and life, but the case of Kashmiri women is completely opposite. The main reason for all this cruelty is India’s refusal to recognize the right of self-determination of Kashmiris, which was promised by the United Nations to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

The tragedy of the Islamic world is that it has never used its full resources for Kashmir and Palestine. Muslim countries have the resources to jam the machinery of Europe if they want, but due to their interests and mutual differences, they have never made any serious effort with one voice for either Palestine or Kashmir. Their inattention can only be read as a lamentation.

According to a report by Kashmir Media Service, from January 1989 to June 30, 2022, 23 thousand 234 Kashmiri women have become widows because their husbands were brutally martyred by Indian occupying soldiers, policemen and paramilitary for the crime of self-determination. And since January 2001 alone, at least 681 women have been humiliated and martyred.

Since 1989, 95 thousand 747 Kashmiris have been martyred, while more than 12 thousand 121 women have been violated. The report states that from 1989 to 2022, more than 8 thousand people have been arrested and disappeared. These are the persons whose women are called semi-widows and on whom the responsibility of supporting the house has also fallen.

The actual number of incidents of martyrdom, rape and sexual violence in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir is much higher than the figures that come to light. In Occupied Kashmir, 70 out of every 100 women suffer from psychological problems. Apart from this, due to this insecurity, the trend of suicides has also been seen among women.

According to the records in the ‘Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital’ of Srinagar, the capital of Occupied Kashmir, 515 suicide cases were reported in Occupied Kashmir from April 2020 to March 2021 due to fear, shock and economic crisis, in which 343 were women.

Incidents like the rape and double murder of 100 women by Indian soldiers in Kannapura, the gang rape and double murder in Shopian, the gang rape and murder of a young girl in Khatua reflect the cruel and disgusting face of Indian forces, due to which women are afraid. are victimized and traumatized.

The incident of mass rape of 9-year-old Asifa by extremist Hindus in the temple in Khatoa area of ​​Occupied Kashmir is extremely painful. For 6 days, the innocent girl was raped by several people, even before being killed. Then little Asifa was killed by hitting stones on her head and strangling her.

Aseefa was kidnapped and kept in the ‘Devi Asthan’ temple. After the murder, the body of the girl was thrown in the garbage heap. The police officers took four lakh rupees from Sanji Ram, the criminal of brutality, and destroyed the important evidence of the murder and rape.

In one of its reports, the New York Times severely criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wrote that Narendra Modi, who is active on Twitter, remained silent on the mass rape of innocent girls including Asifa in Kashmir, but when the world But when there was a protest, Narendra Modi only condemned these events in weak words while doing the paperwork, while the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party also gave statements in favor of the criminals of Aseefa and also took out processions.

There have also been reports in the international media that a newlywed bride was raped in front of the whole procession. Similarly, during the search operation in the valley, the newly wedded brides were raped.

At the 52nd United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Professor William Baker reported that rape is being used as a weapon by security forces in Kashmir. It is the desire of every woman to make up and look beautiful, but in Kashmir at the moment it is completely the opposite.’ According to a report by The Independent, Kashmiri women try to disguise themselves while going out to avoid the brutality of soldiers.

Now mothers lead the procession of their martyred sons, attend the funeral and go to the graveyard. An example of which is Dr. Burhan’s sixty-year-old mother.

Dr. Burhan’s mother, when she saw her son’s dead body eleven months after his disappearance, addressed a large gathering of mourners and said, “No one will mourn his martyrdom.” Burhan remained steadfast on the path to heaven that he had chosen for himself. If he has unknowingly hurt someone, forgive him for the sake of Allah.” In the case of a bullet-riddled corpse.

Now that in the 21st century, the world has expressed its determination to bring major changes for women in the political, economic and cultural conditions and has declared violence against women as a major obstacle to their development and progress, women in war-torn areas, especially Kashmir. Violation of rights is a great tragedy and challenge for the world. The question is when Pakistan will stand up for the justice of the oppressed Kashmiris.

Kashmir Solidarity Day

One day the chain of oppression will break
Kashmir Valley will be free one day

No one will be able to call him “captured”.
The fate of Kashmir will change like this one day

Today is full of persecution, pain and blood
The picture will be replaced by happiness one day

The valley will be free, there will be no oppression
Will sing the song of the land of Gulgir one day

The “Day of Salvation” has come, the night of oppression is over
This article will become news everywhere one day

Earth will rise to see a day of cruelty
Kashmir will celebrate “Victory Celebration” one day

Modi’s oppression will be defeated, Asif is sure
One day the truth will be seen

(Asif Zaidi)