THE IMPACT OF BRUTAL WAR CRIMES IN IIOJK ON CHILDREN

THE IMPACT OF IIOJK'S BRUTAL WAR CRIMES ON CHILDREN WORLD

 Children's Day was first established in 1954 and is observed annually on November 20 to promote international unity, raise awareness of children's issues around the world, and improve children's well-being.

Children's well-being is devastatingly affected by conflicts everywhere. Although the state of fundamental human rights in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) is questionable, Kashmir is famous for being a beautiful valley.

On this International Children's Day, the world needs to be aware that thousands of Kashmiri children have been exposed to the most severe form of Indian aggression since they arrived on this planet.

The IIOJK conflict has a significant social cost for future generations because children's abilities to perform in later life are impacted by the loss of neural connections in areas of the brain that are dedicated to learning and reasoning.

Children's abilities to perform in later life are impacted by the loss of neural connections in areas of the brain dedicated to learning and reasoning as a result of violence.

The region experiences frequent shutdowns as a result of brutal violence, and curfews prevent the children from going to school or playing like they do in other parts of the world.

India does not recognize the framework of international or non-international armed conflict laws, despite the fact that everyone has the right to a dignified and peaceful childhood.

Relations today portray Kashmiris as imposters on their land and India as a righteous protector of the national domain.

In fact, the fascist Indian regime led by Modi is committing war crimes in the area, with the IIOJK's innocent children suffering the most.

By revoking Articles 370 and 35 (A), India stripped the disputed territory of its special status. In order to alter the state's demographics, they then invoked the policy of ethnic cleansing against the Kashmiri people.

The ruling parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), have made it clear that they view all non-Hindus as foreigners and that they want to rid India of all non-Hindus in order to establish Akhand Bharat.

In a region that is already in a volatile state, these decisions may lead to another armed uprising. The Kashmiris worry that the Indian government intends to commit genocide.

To discourage support for militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region, Indian forces frequently humiliate individuals, including children.

To spread fear, they used to broadcast such humiliating punishments. Any parent would be devastated to see their child humiliated by soldiers, and such punishments were widely condemned.

The issue is acknowledged by the Indian government, but the government denies that it is part of a larger strategy to intimidate residents. Additionally, they assert that such allegations are intended to stigmatize Indian troops. Sadly, the innocent children are harmed by the tension between protesters and the Indian army during the struggle for freedom.

A child might lose a friend, his parents, or a sibling, and he might also die in the Indian army. During the past three decades, thousands of children have lost their parents and homes, killing hundreds of children. According to a Save the Children survey conducted in 2012, there are 215,000 orphans in IIOJK.

Many children have spent their entire lives in Indian detention facilities and have no idea why.

The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society released a report in 2018 titled "Terrorized: Impact of Violence on Jammu and Kashmir's Children" suggests that children have been specifically targeted by Indian forces.

Children between the ages of 1 and 17 in this report have been victims of armed forces killings, sexual violence, illegal detention, school occupation, and violence against students.

392 of the 5106 people who have been killed or disappeared by force since the first insurgency in 1989 were children. Schools are still utilized as military posts, interrogation facilities, and bases.

The kids, who were supposed to get an education, have fun, and become useful members of society, were either killed or locked up, and in the worst cases, they were without their parents.

Human rights organizations around the world have ignored the situation in Kashmir for three generations since the Indian aggression in Kashmir.

Because of this, India has been given carte blanche to carry out any and all forms of brutality against innocent children.

According to the analysis provided by the 2021 Research Section of the Kashmir Media Service, Indian troops have abused 11,235 women since January 1, 1989, killed over 95,745 Kashmiris, detained 161,446 people, and destroyed 110,388 homes.

Over the course of these three decades, the children have only heard gunshots. Because it had no effect on the hostile situation in IIOJK, the 2003 peace process proved to be pointless.

In fact, 184 children were killed during the "peace process" from 2003 to 2008, which led to massive uprisings against Indian rule in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016.

At least 16 children were killed by newer "methods of crowd control" like teargas shells and pellet shotguns as a result of the locals' growing resistance; Shotguns killed eight children, and shelling killed seven.

The Public Safety Act, which Amnesty International calls the "lawless law," has been used to detain minors in IIOJK for up to two years without a trial. It is past due to hold the Modi government accountable for its violations of human rights in IIOJK.

It is necessary to acknowledge that international human rights organizations must intervene in order to free the Kashmiri children from Indian control.