As the world observes the International Women's Day on Monday the misery and victimization of Kashmiri women by Indian troops continue unabated.
According to the data, released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, on the occasion of the International Women's Day today, during the period from 1989 till date, thousands of women were among 93,147 civilians, martyred by Indian troops since January 1989 till March 2010. 592 women were killed by the troops alone from January 2001 till date.
Since January 1989 the state terrorism rendered 22,719 women widowed and 9905 were molested by the occupation troops.
Thousands of women suffered the loss of their sons, husbands and brothers in the occupied territory who got disappeared in the custody of police and paramilitary forces.
As per the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, more than ten thousand Kashmiris went missing during the past twenty-one years. The report further maintained that majority of the Kashmiris suffering from multiple psychic problems was of womenfolk.
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