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| India ordered to probe 2,080 mass graves in Kashmir |
| 2017-11-04 |
| [Al Jazeera] The state-run human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... commission has told the government in Kashmire to investigate at least 2,080 unmarked mass graves discovered in border areas of the restive region. The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a human rights group in Kashmire, told the commission there were 3,844 unmarked graves - 2,717 in Poonch and 1,127 in Rajouri, twin districts in the region that lie along Line of Control (LoC) that divides the disputed territory between India and Pakistain. In response, the commission acknowledged the presence of 2,080 unmarked graves and asked the government for a comprehensive investigation to be completed in six months, including DNA tests of the bodies to compare it with family members of the disappeared. In 2011, the commission directed the government to investigate the mass graves. At the time, a special team from the commission said 2,730 unidentified bodies were buried in 38 sites across northern Kashmire. "The commission has no hesitation to issue the same directions, which were already issued in the case," the recent order said. |
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