Commission records: 463 HR abuse cases during 2011-12

06 Apr, 2013

The Human Rights Commission of Indian occupied Kashmir has said that it has received 463 complaints of rights abuse including 154 of disappearances, custodial deaths and harassment during 2011-12. According to KMS, the HR Commission in its annual report, which was tabled in the so-called Legislative Council on Thursday said, 354 cases were disposed of by the Commission - 266 in Kashmir valley and 88 in Jammu region -, during the same period.
As per statistics, the highest number of 94 cases were received by the Commission from Kupwara district, followed by 67 from Srinagar and 53 each from Baramulla and Jammu districts, 30 from Islamabad district, 24 from Doda district, 21 from Ramban district, 16 each from Poonch and Budgam districts, 13 each from Pulwama and Rajouri districts, 12 from Bandipora district and 11 from Samba district. The highest number of 82 cases of disappearances was disposed of by the Commission during the period.

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