Life Under Occupation: The Human Rights Reality in Indian-Occupied Kashmir

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18155350

Abstract

Concerns about the human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir have persisted in both international politics and human rights discourse. Prolonged political conflict, intense militarization, disputed sovereignty, and structural inequalities have created conditions under which civilians experience systematic rights violations.

Employing a qualitative research design, this study examines the major human rights concerns in Indian-occupied Kashmir and evaluates how Pakistan, human rights activists, and the United Nations describe the prevailing human rights situation in the region.

The theoretical foundation for comprehending how identities, norms, and prevailing security narratives influence state behaviour and international relations is provided by constructivism.

Results indicate that socially constructed narratives in addition to coercive actions maintain human rights breaches. The study comes to the conclusion that accountability, normative change, and the inclusion of Kashmiri perspectives in international human rights processes are necessary for real progress.