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Amnesty reports excessive repression in IHK

Published February 23, 2017 Updated February 23, 2017 12:00am

Amnesty International has revealed in its 2016-2017 report excessive repression in occupied Kashmir that Indian authorities are using repressive laws to curb freedom of expression and silence critical voices in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In its report Amnesty released, says that Indian forces used unnecessary or excessive force against protest demonstrators in occupied Kashmir.
Meanwhile, family members of an illegally detained activist Abdul Rehman Tantary have said that he is not being provided proper medical treatment despite orders of High Court to ensure adequate medical facility to him.