I endorse your statement on Kashmir. In solidarity, Nancy Adajania
************************************** On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 9:49 AM, susmit bose <[email protected]> wrote: > I endorse your statement on Kashmir. > > On 12 July 2016 at 17:29, amitabh pandey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I endorse! >> >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Brp Bhaskar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Statement on Kashmir. >>> ENDORSED. >>> BRP Bhaskar >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:13 PM, ram puniyani <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: shabnam hashmi <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:01 PM >>>> Subject: Statement on Kashmir Endorse by 4pm Today >>>> To: shabnam hashmi <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Kindly endorse and get others to endorse too by 4pm today >>>> ----------- >>>> >>>> We write this in anguish at another alarming spiral of violence in >>>> Kashmir, when a discredited old playbook has yet again been deployed to >>>> wreak havoc with civilian life. >>>> Kashmir’s escalating violence follows a familiar pattern: a killing, a >>>> funeral where rage is vented through slogans and stones, and volleys of >>>> lethal gunfire in response. In 2010, this cycle rolled on repeatedly >>>> through four months, claiming over 110 lives, mostly of Kashmiri youth, >>>> including a number who were too young to know. >>>> Nothing has been learnt from that year of catastrophe. The trigger for >>>> the current surge of unrest in Kashmir was the killing on July 8 of Burhan >>>> Wani, a militant of the Hizbul Mujahedin. The circumstances of Wani’s >>>> killing are yet to be fully explained. It is nonetheless ironic that it >>>> occurred on the very day the Indian Supreme Court issued a far-reaching >>>> judgment in the context of fake encounters in the state of Manipur, >>>> emphasising the illegality of the use of excessive and retaliatory force by >>>> the army, security forces and police. These strictures apply even in >>>> disturbed areas under AFSPA. Kashmir is an arena where the Supreme Court’s >>>> observations that the rule of law would apply “even when dealing with the >>>> enemy”, and that indeed, whatever the challenges, “the country’s commitment >>>> to the rule of law remains steadfast”, are breached on a daily basis. >>>> Available accounts of Burhan Wani’s life in militancy indicate that he >>>> was as a 16-year old, embittered and radicalised during the 2010 turmoil by >>>> the casual humiliations heaped on ordinary Kashmiris by the mass >>>> deployments of security personnel. He witnessed repeated violent incursions >>>> into his home and the harassment of near relations in what are called >>>> “crackdowns”, in terminology that has entered the youth argot of the >>>> valley. The death of his brother in a police encounter, when he had nothing >>>> to do with the militancy, is believed to have further hardened his resolve. >>>> Burhan Wani’s life story should be cautionary warning that the >>>> heavy-handed, militaristic Indian approach to Kashmir, has only led to a >>>> quarter century of siege and growing alienation. >>>> Wani’s funeral on July 9 in the southern Kashmir town of Tral witnessed >>>> a gathering of several tens of thousands. As protests broke out in this and >>>> other locations, security forces responded with maximum force. The death >>>> toll of thirty in a matter of three days, tells its own grim story. >>>> Excessive and indiscriminate lethal force continues to be used for >>>> purposes of law enforcement. This is in brazen contempt of the U.N. Basic >>>> Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, >>>> which do not allow for departure even in exceptional circumstances such as >>>> internal political instability or public emergency. Pellet guns, introduced >>>> in 2010 for crowd control, purportedly on the ground that it injures and >>>> does not kill, have caused permanent injuries and irreversible loss of >>>> eyesight to at least 92 young men. >>>> The upsurge of civil unrest comes after a long sequence of intelligence >>>> reports that flagged rising discontent at the new political arrangements in >>>> Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP’s arrival in the portals of power and its >>>> determined pursuit of a majoritarian agenda, have much to do with this. >>>> Curiously, the intelligence warnings have focused on widening access to >>>> the internet and social media as a disruptive influence. This diagnosis >>>> which focuses on the symptoms rather than underlying realities, has fed >>>> directly into the shutdown of internet services in Kashmir, the thirteenth >>>> such closure in three years. >>>> Certain recent observations of the Supreme Court, though made in >>>> reference to Manipur, bear repetition as general principles. Mass >>>> deployment of the army and security forces in aid of civil authorities >>>> always is predicated on the premise that “normalcy would be restored within >>>> a reasonable period”. If normalcy is not restored for a “prolonged or >>>> indeterminate period”, it would be firm evidence of the “failure” of the >>>> civil administration or of the armed forces, or both. Whatever the case, an >>>> unending state of unrest could not “be a fig leaf for prolonged, permanent >>>> or indefinite deployment of the armed forces as it would mock at our >>>> democratic process”. >>>> The time is long past, if ever there was one, when a solution to the >>>> Kashmir problem could be achieved through force. Continuing recourse to >>>> this option and the prolonged and bloody stalemate that has ensued, have >>>> fuelled a mood of anger and despair in Kashmir. But with firmer iterations >>>> of the military option from the highest political leadership, a dark mood >>>> has taken hold in the rest of the country, a doubling down on the current >>>> strategy and a tendency to brush off every manifestation of failure with >>>> hateful and intemperate rhetoric directed at the people of Kashmir. >>>> We recall the statesmanship shown by Prime Minister Atal Behari >>>> Vajpayee in 2003, when he went to Srinagar during a particularly dark time, >>>> held out a “hand of friendship” to Pakistan and said that the dialogue on >>>> Kashmir would be held within the paradigm of humanity (insaaniyat ke daayre >>>> mein). It is particularly unfortunate that no Union Minister has visited >>>> Kashmir in this crisis and that the state leadership and elected >>>> legislators are reportedly too insecure to venture out among the people. >>>> We call for urgent steps from the Central and State government to >>>> prevent civilians being killed and injured, and immediate steps towards >>>> demilitarisation of the Valley and an inclusive political initiative. This >>>> has to go along with an urgent review of AFSPA, leading to its repeal >>>> alongside the entire constellation of special security laws that reward >>>> atrocities on civilians and encourage impunity. We urge all political >>>> parties to pressure the Government to open a political dialogue in good >>>> faith with all relevant parties to ensure that the bleeding wounds of >>>> Kashmir are staunched. >>>> >>>> NAME Organisation/ profession >>>> 1. Vrinda Grover Lawyer >>>> 2. Sukumar Muralidharan Journalist >>>> 3. Anuradha Chenoy Prof. JNU >>>> 4. Kamal Chenoy Prof. JNU >>>> 5. Shabnam Hashmi Social activist - ANHAD >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "humanrights movement" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> https://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "humanrights movement" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "humanrights movement" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Susmit Bose > Post: 19B, Ballygunge Place Kolkata 700019 (India) > Email: [email protected] and [email protected] > Web: www.susmitbose.com > http://www.youtube.com/user/susmitbose > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *Nancy Adajania* *Books* *The Thirteenth Place: Positionality as Critique in the Art of Navjot Altaf (The Guild, 2016)* http://www.guildindia.com/TheThirteenthPlace-NavjotAltaf.htm *The Dialogues Series (Popular/ foundation b&g, 2011)* *http://www.popularprakashan.com/English/Anju-Dodiya-The-Dialogues-Series <http://www.popularprakashan.com/English/Anju-Dodiya-The-Dialogues-Series>* http://www.popularprakashan.com/English/Atul-Dodiya-The-Dialogues-Series <http://www.popularprakashan.com/atul-dodiya-the-dialogues-series.htm> http://www.popularprakashan.com/English/Baiju-Parthan-The-Dialogues-Series <http://www.popularprakashan.com/baiju-parthan-the-dialogues-series.htm> http://www.popularprakashan.com/English/Veer-Munshi-The-Dialogues-Series <http://www.popularprakashan.com/veer-munshi-the-dialogues-series.htm> http://www.popularprakashan.com/English/Manu-Parekh-The-Dialogues-Series <http://www.popularprakashan.com/manu-parekh-the-dialogues-series.htm> *Shilpa Gupta (Prestel, 2010)* http://www.randomhouse.de/book/edition.jsp?edi=330308 http://www.artslant.com/9/articles/show/21560 http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/shilpa-gupta/ *Recent Curated Exhibitions* *'Sights and Sounds: Global Film & Video (Jewish Museum, New York, 2015)* http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/caught-on-camera-4/ http://hyperallergic.com/209843/a-three-year-cinematic-journey-across-25-countries-at-the-jewish-museum/ *'Sacred/ Scared' (Latitude 28, New Delhi, 2014)* http://www.latitude28.com/index.php/exhibitions/reviewdetail/87/past *'No Parsi is an Island' (NGMA Bombay, 2013-2014)* http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pZPgIdjEwWTx9puWY5nu8K/Spotlight--Out-of-the-studio.html *9th Gwangju Biennale (South Korea, 2012)* http://www.artindiamag.com/quarter_02_02_13/a_play_of_entangled_subjectivities.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. 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