India: Restore Kashmir’s Internet, Phones

Expand Journalists work inside a media center set up by Jammu and Kashmir authorities in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/ Dar Yasin (New York) – The Indian government’s lengthy shutdown of the internet and telephones in Jammu and Kashmir inflicts disproportionate harm on the population and should be immediately lifted, Human Rights Watch said today. The disruption to services since August 5, 2019, has exacerbated an information blackout, stopped families from communicating, prevented people from accessing medical services, and disrupted the local…

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