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In the name of Allah,the most gracious ,the most merciful

Shakeel Ahmad Bakshi
Patron Islamic student’s league
1984 April 8:-
Arrested on way to the university campus and shifted to “RED16” Sonawar Torture Camp for one month, then to Central Jail Srinagar under Public Safety Act (PSA).the charge labeled was delivering a speech on Maqbool Butt’s chehlum (fortieth day of death).Released after several months of detention.
Sep-oct 1984 :-
Arrested again during examination of M.A. 2nd semester and shifted to Kuthwa Jail,then to Heera Nagar Jail srinagar for M.A. exam.
1985 July 13 :-
Arrested in Islamabad and shifted to “RED16’.Then shifted to Kothi Bagh Police station for 4 months .Released after 2 years of detention.Even during 1987 election he was behind the bars.
1989 February:-
Arrested from Jammu while working as a Journalist. Taken to Talab Tilloo torture Camp for one month.Then shifted to “RED16”,then to Shergadhi Police Station.Shifted again to Central Jail and released from there after several months of detention .
1990 April 15:-
Arrested by army from Zakura and subsequently tortured at an Army Camp.Kept in extremely inhumane conditions for a month.Shifted to Ktbalwal Torture Camp,then to central Jail Jammu,then to Heera Nagar Jail,then kotbalwal ,then to Central Jail Amphala.Released on 11th June 1994,after 1525days of detention.
1994August 24:-
Arrested on Milad at Gowkadal,shifted to Hari Niwas Camp and released on oct1994 after 1 month .
1995 Aug 11;-
Was Arrested for organizing a religious procession.
1996 June 5;-
Arrested from Election Boycott Room of Hurriyat Office and shifted to Central Jail srinagar,then shifted to Udhampur Jail,Jammu.Released on May 2000.
2001. June 5:-
Arrested on Milad from Khanqah-e-Maula and send to Central Jail srinagar,and then to kotbalwal Jail Jammu.Then send to Jodhpur Jail,India.Released in December 2004,after 1260 days in detention under Unlawful Activity Act (13 ULF).First time produced in Court Of Law during 20 years.
2005, Feb ,5:-
Arrested during Election Boycott Campaign in Islamabad.
Arrested from Lal Chowk and shifted to Central Jail Srinagar.Released after 1 month in captivity.
2006,nov,22:-
Arrested from Raj Bagh and shifted to Central Jail Srinagar .Released after 1 ½ months.

Arrested on Milad ,sent to Jhodpore and released after 4 Year under ULAA 13 2005

• Other People's Mail: Ethnic Cleansing's Many Forms
... about the status of my request to include Mr. Shakeel A. Bakshi, a Kashmiri ... Shakeel Bakshi should be declared a prisoner of conscience. ...
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Plea for a Kashmiri Leader
To Ms. Sarah Thomas, India Research, Amnesty International, London, UK, May 29, 1993
This letter is to inquire about the status of my request to include Mr. Shakeel A. Bakshi, a Kashmiri student leader incarcerated by Indian authorities in Kashmir, in the Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience Program.
According to the information received by the Kashmir Human Rights Foundation, Mr. Bakshi is a student leader and one of the founder members of the Kashmir Islamic Student League (KISL). The league is a political party organized since 1978 by college students of Kashmir to protest political corruption in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Mr. Bakshi, according to published reports, is a political activist who advocates human rights in Kashmir. He urges dialogue among Pakistan, India and representatives of Kashmiris to find an honorable solution to the Kashmir conflict which centers around the right of self-determination for the people of Kashmir within the context of related United Nations resolutions.
Mr. Bakshi,31, was first arrested in 1974 when he participated in a general strike for political rights in Kashmir. He has spent the last 11 years of his life in and out of Indian government-run jails in Kashmir. Since 1980 he has been arrested nine times. For the last three years he has been jailed at Kot Balwal interrogation center in Jammu without any charges. He is not allowed visits from relatives. He is being tortured and denied appropriate medical treatment. It is reported that wounds on Mr. Bakshi's thighs, from hot iron torture, are infected.
Mr. Bakshi has been involved in peaceful protests organized to demand political rights. Demonstrations which were addressed by Mr. Bakshi demanding human rights for Kashmiris attracted large crowds. One such demonstration organized in 1990 at Char Sharif reportedly attracted close to a million people.
Mr. Bakshi's family has been harassed by the Indian authorities. His father, Molvi G. Muhammad Bakshi, was arrested and kept under detention without trial for one year for the political beliefs of his son. One of Mr. Bakshi's younger brothers has been under detention for the last three and a half years. Another younger brother, Shariq Ahmad, was shot in the leg by Indian forces. His mother and sisters have been subjected to indignities during many searches of the Bakshi house in Batmaloo, Kashmir.
Shakeel Bakshi should be declared a prisoner of conscience. Please use your best effort to secure his unconditional release.
Rafique A. Kahn, Managing Director, Kashmir Human Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, CA