Under Black Skies
<p>Since the Indian state unilaterally abrogated the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in August 2019, human rights defenders (HRDs) have been confronted with an unprecedented closing of civic spaces, forcing them to restrict or stop their engagement. While HRDs have been s...
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Verfassungsblog |
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| Online Access: | https://verfassungsblog.de/under-black-skies/ |
| Summary: | <p>Since the Indian state unilaterally abrogated the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in August 2019, human rights defenders (HRDs) have been confronted with an unprecedented closing of civic spaces, forcing them to restrict or stop their engagement. While HRDs have been subjected to state repression for more than 30 years since the onset of the 1989 insurgency in J&K, the developments in 2019 mark a turning point, both in strategy and methods employed by the Indian state. </p>
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| ISSN: | 2366-7044 |