The Legal Forum for Oppressed Voices of Kashmir (LFOVK) is an international, non-violent, and legal organization. Its members are indigenous people of the occupied territory in Jammu and Kashmir. The aim of the organization is to defend the political, social and human rights of Kashmiris and to promote the UN sanctioned Right of Self-Determination.
In today’s world, the notion of conflict resolution necessitates that those who continue to be denied their rights or remain excluded be given an opportunity to present their case. Unfortunately, it remains the case that Kashmiris themselves continue to be marginalized, even invisibilised, in most discussions or narratives on the conflict. LFOVK has, therefore, been established to fill the gap, providing an international forum through which its members can become effective participants and contributors in the international community. LFOVK works to address the consequences of marginalization, working with its members.
Human Rights Violations
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2020
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1291
Civilian killings
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Militants
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Armed Forces
In the today’s world where majority of conflicts are interested, LFOVK has been established to fill the gap, providing an international forum through which its members can become effective participants and contributors to the international community.
LFOVK works to address the consequences of marginalization, working with its members to promote their democratic rights, to provide information, and to articulate creative and non-violent strategies for progress above all however, LFOVK works to ensure their voices are heard.
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INDIA’S DEVASTATING ‘OPERATION ALL-OUT’ IN KASHMIR
After the killing of Burhan Wani, a young commander and a socially popular figure in the Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the struggle for the right to self-determination in the disputed Himalayan valley changed drastically. Wani was shot dead by Indian occupying forces on July 8, 2016, in southern Kashmir. The killing sparked an uprising, […]
Imagining Kashmir, hereafter
By Dr Abdul Manaan If one has to get sense of how fast is time running, ask any Kashmiri who has witnessed it all from Balakote bombing to Pakistan and India resuming trade, and then abrupt reversal of the decision, after later illegally and unilaterally annexed Kashmir in 2019. Let us put things in [...]
Kashmir & International Armed Conflict
LFOVK is set to release a discussions book explaining the genesis of Kashmir dispute and the nature of armed conflict in the UN-recognized disputed region where people are fighting for realization of right to self-determination in the ongoing war of liberation. The Legal Forum For Oppressed Voices of Kashmir held wide ranging discussions with [...]
How India stifles news media in Kashmir
Kashmir is fighting for its United Nations-guaranteed right to self-determination and to put an end to India’s decadeslong military occupation of the region. The Kashmiri dispute is categorized as an international armed conflict involving India and Pakistan. Both countries have fought three major wars – in 1948, 1965 and 1991 – over Kashmir. Indigenous […]
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