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"With Friends Like These…"
Human Rights Violations in Azad Kashmir
Map of the Kashmir Region
Map of the Districts of Azad Kashmir
Frequently Used Abbreviations
I. Summary
Key recommendations
II. Background
Social and demographic facts
Culture and ethnicity
Administration
The Pakistan-India dispute over
Kashmir
The role of militant groups
The politics of water
III. Constitutional Structure of Azad
Kashmir and Its Relationship to Pakistan
Interference and control by Islamabad
in Azad Kashmir politics
IV. Restrictions on Freedom of
Expression
Loyalty oath
Print media and publishing
Electronic media and
telecommunications
Public protest
V. Restrictions on the Right to
Participate in Elections and Related Abuses
The 2001 elections
The 2006 elections
VI. Torture and Other Forms of
Mistreatment
VII. Discrimination and Abuse Against
Post-1989 Refugees
VIII. Detailed
Recommendations
Acknowledgements
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