Call the Crime in Kashmir by its Name: Ongoing Genocide

In the article "Call the Crime in Kashmir by Its Name: Ongoing Genocide", Binish Ahmed analyzes the ongoing violence and oppression in Kashmir by Indian forces, explaining that it constitutes a form of genocide. She highlights systematic human rights violations, including targeted killings, disappearances, and torture, under the guise of India's "national security" measures (more details in the article). Ahmed calls for international recognition of these violences as acts of genocide, emphasizing the urgent need for accountability and justice for the Kashmiri people. 

Through this work (and others works by her), she contributes to the scholarship on Kashmir by leading the reframing of conflict as an Indigenous self-determination struggle in the global context of settler-colonialism, rather than simply a "territorial" dispute between India and Pakistan. She stresses the importance of using an Indigenous rights framework and UNDRIP to protect Kashmiri rights. 

The Conversation published this piece on August 15, 2019.