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    Oppression, injustice, and non-fiction
    (UMT, Lahore, 2021) FATIMA NASEEM CHOHAN
    Human rights is one of the most important concerns globally in the twenty first century, with injustices of different kinds under the spotlight. This is a subject that raises much concern when it comes to abuses in international and European contexts, but is often ignored in other domains. One such example is the Kashmir disputes and how the people of Kashmir have been facing social, political, religious, and legal discrimination for decades. Since the 1980s, Indian occupied Kashmir has served as the hotspot for the abuse of basic human rights which include sexual violence, killings of civilians, torture, and kidnappings. Considering the extent of discrimination this disputed area has faced by the Indian state, the neighboring country Pakistan, has itself tried to support its people multiple times across the Line of Control. The persistence of human rights violations can be easily blamed on India’s corrupt and broken justice system. Kashmir is the chief issue of conflict in South Asia and has been the primary bone of contention between India and Pakistan – two nuclear-armed countries. However, when it comes to actually taking actions to resolve the issue at the international level, after some key resolutions, no progress has taken place to give rights and privileges to the people of Kashmir. This thesis focuses on the book Kashmir- The Case for Freedom, and especially on an essay by Arundhati Roy in this edited volume, which talks about oppression and injustice in Kashmir and the neglect it faces by international stakeholders. Among the different authors, Roy’s essay has been selected not just because of its clarity, but also because of her own fame and influence. Being an Indian activist and writer known all over the world, she is an important voice from which to understand the circumstances and issues in Kashmir, which are either ignored or promoted by political parties and people in power. Finally, in order to analyze the injustice and violence in Kashmir through Roy and others, two theories are being availed – ‘Monopoly on Violence’ and ‘Social 2 movement theory’- in order to make sense of the situation in Kashmir.