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Jammu
and Kashmir is
the northernmost State of India. Situated
mostly in the Himalayan
mountains, Jammu and Kashmir is disputed
between Pakistan and India.
Global Human Rights Defence
India
- Jammu & Kashmir: Women’s Rights |
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India ratified the CEDAW on the 9th July 1993. However,
the situation for women in Jammu and Kashmir is poor, with the women
suffering from both physical and emotional traumas. |
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The division of Kashmir has left many Indian-controlled
Kashmir women (more or less 300) with husbands on the other side of the
militarized zone. Those women endure official suspicion and harassment by the
authorities who accuse their husbands of being involved in the insurgency.
Moreover, they are unable to successfully apply to the local authorities for
a passport or permit to cross the so-call Line of Control, as they are
considered to fall within the group of people whose applications should be
blocked either for being a separatist, suspected separatist or for being
related to a separatist. |
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Indeed
the majority of half-widows are Muslim, and according to Muslim Personal Law,
a person cannot be declared dead for seven years after disappearance. In
addition, before the end of this seven year period, a man's property cannot
be disposed of. Thus most half-widows are denied their inheritance rights
leaving them with few resources to look after their families. |
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