Kashmir Genocide Alert 1 Genocide Watch A DC

Kashmir – Genocide Alert 1. Genocide Watch – A DC based Org. Its Mission & Objectives 2. Kashmir –History Brief 3. Current State 4. Concluding Remarks

Be Firm in Justice 2 ﴾١٣٥﴿ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻳ آﻭﺍ ﻭﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﺍ ـ ﻯ ﻧ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻳ ﻥ ﺍ ﻳﺍ ﺍﻟـ ﻯ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻯ ﻥ ﻭﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟـ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭ ﻳﺍ O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted. (: 4135) Ishaq 9/22/2019

Genocide Watch – An Organization 3 Genocide Watch is the Coordinator of the Alliance Against Genocide. Founded in 1999, the Alliance is made up of over 75 organizations from around the world and was the first coalition of organizations focused completely on preventing genocide. www. Genocidewatch. com 9/22/2019

Genocide Watch Mission 4 Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. We seek to raise awareness and influence public policy concerning potential and actual genocide. Our purpose is to build an international movement to prevent and stop genocide. Ishaq 9/22/2019

Genocide Watch Vision 5 • We address genocide as it is defined in the Genocide Convention: “the intentional destruction, in whole or in part, of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such. ” We also address political mass murder, ethnic cleansing, and other genocide-like crimes. Genocide Watch is the Coordinating organization of The Alliance Against Genocide (AAG), an international coalition of organizations. The AAG aims to educate the general public and policy makers about the causes, processes, and warning signs of genocide; to create the institutions and political will to prevent and stop genocide; and to bring perpetrators of genocide to justice. Ishaq 9/22/2019

Objectives of Genocide Watch 6 • Education • Prediction (predictive models such as Dr. Gregory Stanton’s “The Ten Stages of Genocide”) • Prevention • Intervention • Justice (In order to seek justice for victims and survivors, punish perpetrators, deter future genocides, and facilitate the transition from divided societies to peaceful coexistence, we support national justice systems, special national and international tribunals, The International Criminal Court, and truth and reconciliation commissions. ) Ishaq 9/22/2019

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1947 – The Year of Partition 9 • Jammu and Kashmir was an independent princely state with a majority of Hindus in Jammu and a majority of Muslims in Kashmir. • When Pashtun militias invaded from Pakistan, the Maharaja acceded to the Union of India and India airlifted in troops. • Fighting between Pakistani militias and Indian troops. Ishaq 9/22/2019

UN Security Council 10 1948 UN Security Council Resolution 47 • withdrawal of Pakistani fighters • reduction of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir • plebiscite to determine Jammu and Kashmir’s future. -----Plebiscite: (Right for self determination) the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution. Ishaq 9/22/2019

Status of Plebiscite 11 • The plebiscite has never been held. • India and Pakistan both assert sovereignty over Kashmir. • They divide the territory along the “line of control. ” They have fought three wars since independence. • Both nations have nuclear weapons. Ishaq 9/22/2019

Struggle For Self Determination 12 • In 1984, Kashmiri Muslim youth began demonstrations for Kashmiri indigenous self-determination. • Riots destroyed Hindu properties in 1986; • armed Muslim insurgents targeted Hindus in 1989; and in 1990, over 100, 000 Hindu pandits fled from Kashmir. • 50, 000 people were killed in Kashmir from 1989 to 2006. • Evidence of 2, 730 bodies buried in 40 mass graves & over 8000 disappearances. • 2016 Report: over 70, 000 killings, most by Indian forces. • Amnesty International reports that disappearances, torture and rape by Indian Army units against Kashmiri Muslims are common. • https: //www. genocidewatch. com/single-post/2019/08/15/Genocide-Alert-for-Kashmir-India Ishaq 9/22/2019

Moving towards Genocide Ishaq 13 9/22/2019

Genocide Alert for Kashmir, India 14 https: //www. genocidewatch. com/singlepost/2019/08/15/Genocide-Alert-for-Kashmir-India Ishaq 9/22/2019

Seven Risk Factors for Genocide 15 Applying Prof. Barbara Harff’s risk factors for genocide: The following are early warnings of massacres in Kashmir: 1. Prior genocidal massacres and continuing impunity for such killings; 2. Continued armed conflict between India and Pakistan over border areas in Kashmir; 3. An exclusionary ideology of “Hindutva” – India as Hindu nation – by Modi’s ruling BJP; Ishaq 9/22/2019

Seven Risk Factors for Genocide (Continued) 4. Authoritarian military rule without legal restraints imposed by civilian Indian officials; 5. Rule by a minority military force (Hindus and Sikhs) over majority Muslim citizens; 6. Cut-off of communications and outside access by internet, media, and trade; 7. Widespread violations of basic human rights – torture, rape, 2 year detentions without charge, arbitrary arrests and deportations of Muslim political and human rights leaders. Ishaq 9/22/2019 16

Ten Stages of the Genocidal Process 17 Genocide Watch’s Ten Stages of the genocidal process are also far advanced: 1. Classification: Hindu and Sikh Indian Army “us” vs. Kashmiri Muslim civilian “them; ” 2. Symbolization: Muslims have Muslim names (on ID cards), Kashmiri language, dress, mosques; 3. Discrimination: Hindu pandits were economically dominant until 1990; BJP reasserted Hindu power; 4. Dehumanization: Muslims are called “terrorists”, “separatists, ” “criminals, ” “insurgents; ” Ishaq 9/22/2019

Ten Stages of the Genocidal Process (Continued) 18 5. Organization: 600, 000 heavily armed Indian Army troops and police dominate Kashmir; 6. Polarization: Modi and the BJP incite anti-Muslim hatred; social media spread falsehoods; 7. Preparation: The Indian Army occupies Kashmir; BJP leaders speak of the “Final Solution” for Kashmir; 8. Persecution: Kashmiri Muslims are locked down, subject to arrest, torture, rape, and murder; Ishaq 9/22/2019

Ten Stages of the Genocidal Process (Continued) 19 9: Extermination: Genocidal massacres occurred during Partition; since 1990, there have been at least 25 massacres with death tolls over 25: 10 of Muslims by Indian troops; 15 of Hindus by Muslim militants; 10. Denial: Modi and BJP say their goals are to “bring prosperity” and “end terrorism”; they deny any massacres. No Indian Army troops or police are ever tried for torture, rape or murder. Modi’s takeover is popular in India. Ishaq 9/22/2019

Genocide Alert for Kashmir, India 20 Genocide Watch calls upon the United Nations and its members to warn India not to commit genocide in Kashmir. ============================ Ishaq 9/22/2019

What Are Our Obligations? 21 • Kashmir Crisis: A Complete Guide • http: //icnacsj. org/2019/08/kashmir-crisis-a-complete-guide/ • Kashmir Action: Talking Points & Thinking Points https: //www. soundvision. com/article/kashmir-action-talkingpoints-thinking-points • Relief Efforts: • Ishaqhttp: //hhrd. org 9/22/2019