RELEASE KASHMIRI PRISONERS

#ReleaseKashmiriPrisoners Now!

StandwithKashmir Calls for the Immediate Release of All Kashmiri Prisoners. SWK is deeply concerned by the continued detention of thousands of Kashmiris who have been held in jails in Jammu and Kashmir and all over India before and in the aftermath of the events of August 5 2019, including minors, women, those who are ill and the elderly. In addition to those who have been languishing in jails for years for expressing their dissent to India’s occupation, an estimated 4,000 - 13,000 people have been detained since August 5.

#RELEASEKASHMIRIPRISONERS

SWK is deeply concerned by the continued detention of thousands of Kashmiris who have been held in jails in Jammu and Kashmir and all over India before and in the aftermath of the events of August 5 2019, including minors, women, those who are ill and the elderly. In addition to those who have been languishing in jails for years for expressing their dissent to India’s occupation, an estimated 4,000 - 13,000 people have been detained since August 5.

QUOTES

Although the Indian government has released a number of detainees as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a majority of them remain imprisoned. At the latest count, 261 prisoners belonging to Jammu and Kashmir are currently lodged in different jails of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. 3,248 prisoners are in jails across Jammu and Kashmir. A committee that was mandated to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 has stated that it will not release those booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA), or militancy-related convicts, on any parole.

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OUR DEMANDS

1. The immediate revocation of all PSA detentions.

2. The release of all children on humanitarian grounds.

3. The release of women, the elderly, pre-trial detainees and undertrials on bail (including political prisoners and those detained from the civil society).

4. The release of convicted prisoners on parole, especially ones held in jails away from Kashmir.

5. Besides formal jails – the release of people legally detained or held in police lockups, joint interrogation centres, and house arrests.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

INDIVIDUAL

If you are an individual:

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  • U.S. residents can use our tool to call or email their Congressional Reps (Click Here)
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ORGANIZATIONS

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  • Sign our statement (Link to our complete statement)
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  • Email us if you have any ideas on how your organization can collaborate
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