‘Excessive’ use of force in Kashmir, Amnesty slams India

A worrying pattern is emerging in Kashmir where security forces are increasingly using indiscriminate and excessive force against civilians, the Amnesty India said on Monday, two days after forces killed at least seven civilians in Pulwama district in southern Kashmir. Responding to Saturday’s clashes between forces and civilians near a gunfight site in Pulwama, leading to death of seven civilians, Asmita Basu, programmes director, Amnesty India, said: “The killing of seven civilians on Saturday is an unfortunate addition to a series of alleged human rights violations by security forces in…

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