Reacting to the recently released report by Kashmir's human rights activists documenting gross human rights abuses over the past two decades in Kashmir, international human rights watchdog - Amnesty International - has called for an impartial probe into the allegations against Indian security forces accused of committing gross human rights violations in Indian controlled Kashmir.
Amnesty International expressed concern that even the exhaustive compilation of evidence by International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice would fail to lead to prosecution as government of India has been reluctant to grant sanctions to prosecute.
The report prepared by veteran human rights activists and lawyers lists more than 200 pending cases of rights violations in Kashmir and seeks to identify the role of 500 alleged perpetrators including army and police officers, in these violations.
Human rights observers in Kashmir have welcomed Amnesty International's statement calling upon Indian govt to order investigations into the human rights abuse cases in Kashmir, but they are not sure if it will drastically change the situation on ground, which continues to remain volatile.
Political analysts believe that Armed Forces Special Powers Act has emboldened the security forces operating in Kashmir and the law has fostered a culture of impunity in this region.
Even as the clamour grows and Amnesty International also chips in to demand an impartial probe into the allegations of human rights abuses in this restive Himalayan region, the authorities continue to remain tight-lipped over the issue.
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