Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War in Kashmir

Sexual violence and the weaponisation of the law

In the late 1980s, as the Indian state responded to Kashmiri demands for self-determination with overwhelming military force, a new form of warfare emerged in the valleys and villages of Kashmir.  The systemic use of sexual violence as a weapon of occupation to humiliate communities, terrorise families and break the will of the people became […]

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