What happened in Kunan Poshpora book?
A few years back in 1991, on a cold February night, a group of Indian soldiers of the Indian army entered two villages in north Kashmir on an anti-insurgency mission and allegedly raped as many as 30 women. This book is a very interesting read about the torture that the women in the valley had been facing.
Do you remember Kunan Poshpora summary?
The Kunan Poshpora incident is the second time the Indian Army has been accused of “mass sexual violence”, the first one is the mass rape accusation on Indian Army’s IPKF against Tamil girls in Sri lanka ( Indian Army faces rape allegations in North Eastern States) The authors themselves lobbied the government to …
Where is Kunan Poshpora located?
Kunan
Kunan Poshpora incident/Location
What is the Kunan Poshspora incident in Kashmir?
The Kunan Poshspora incident was an alleged mass-rape that occurred on February 23, 1991, when unit(s) of the Indian security forces after being fired upon by militants, launched a search operation in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora, located in Kashmir’s remote Kupwara District.
What is the Kunan-Poshpora Coordination Committee?
The villagers from the two villages formed Kunan-Poshpora Coordination Committee (KCC) headed by 70-year-old man Ghulam Ahmad Dar to seek justice for the victims. In October 2011, the Jammu & Kashmir Human Rights Commission asked the J&K government to reinvestigate the alleged mass rape case and compensate the victims.
How many chapters are in the book Kunan Poshpora?
The book is divided into seven chapters titled: Kunan Poshpora and Women in Kashmir, Sexual Violence and Impunity in Kashmir, That Night in Kunan Poshpora, Life in Kunan Poshpora Today, Inquires and Impunity, People Who Remember and The Recent Struggle: An Insider’s View.
Why do Kunan Poshpora women continue to suffer tremendous shaming?
“Kunan Poshpora women continue to suffer tremendous shaming. This reflects how patriarchal Kashmiri society is,” said Rather. The state government maintains that it is doing the best possible to help Kunan Poshpora women come out of the trauma.