Stone pelting doesn’t give India free pass to use lethal force: Human Rights Watch

Stone throwing by Kashmir protesters does not give India free pass to use lethal force, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. HRW also asked India to investigate the use of lethal force in Kashmir. In a statement issued here, HRW said Indian authorities should credibly and impartially investigate use of force by police during violent protests in Jammu and Kashmir that have killed over 30 people and injured hundreds. HRW said since the killing of Burhan Wani and two other Hizb-ul-Mujahedin militants on July 8, 2016, demonstrations had occurred in…

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