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Oxford Transitional Justice Research SeminarsKashmir and the State of ExceptionHabeel Iqbal gives a talk as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Kashmir is among the oldest unresolved international conflicts on the United Nations' agenda. Over the last few decades, India has imposed a state of permanent emergency in Indian-administered Kashmir, through 'draconian' domestic laws that quell the political struggle and the rights of the people of Kashmir. Thousands have been killed in extrajudicial executions, scores have been arbitrarily detained, and many subjected to enforced disappearances. Sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war to subjugate an entire population. The political rights and basic...2021-03-1829 min
CAGE UKDefending Those Who Defend OthersThe 24th of January marked "The Annual Day of The Endangered Lawyer"
As the rule of law is eroded and lawyers vilified, our expert panel discussed the role lawyers play in upholding justice.
Fahad Ansari
Michael Finucane
Gareth Peirce
Habeel Iqbal
Clive Stafford Smith
Stanley Cohen
Feroze Boda
Date of recording: Sunday 24th January 20212021-01-242h 01
The Kashmir Podcast with Ifat GaziaEpisode Two: "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied"This is the second episode in the first series of the Kashmir Podcast. In this episode we will talk about the judicial processes, the Public Safety Act, illegal detentions, petitions at SHRC and their outcomes. Our guests for this episode are:Habeel Iqbal is a lawyer based in Shopian, the Southern region of Kashmir. He has been practising law since 2009 and also works with Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP).Farhana Latief is PhD scholar at JNU, New Delhi. She has worked on Juvenile detentions, disappearances and the overall illegal detentions...2020-09-0546 min