8,000-10,000 Kashmiris missing since beginning of Kashmir conflict in 1989
A protest organized by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) to mark International Human Rights Day took place in Srinagar, India today.
According to APDP some 8,000-10,000 people have gone missing since the beginning of the Kashmir conflict in 1989, after being arrested by Indian security forces and other security agencies.
Pictured is a relative of a disappeared youth sits with her face wrapped in a shawl, in front of a banner showing portraits of missing Kashmiris (AP/Dar Yasin)
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