What are the suggestions for J&K and Ladakh made by ex-Home Secretary Gopal Pillai-led forum? | Explained
The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir came into being after the Centre ended special status in 2019. At present, Gopal Pillai, former Home Secretary, Government of India and Radha Kumar, former member, Group of Interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir, co-chair it.
On the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which once granted autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir has strongly advocated for the restoration of full Statehood and the repeal of the J&K Reorganization Act of 2019. This civil society group has emerged as the first major organization to push for outreach to J&K, which has been plagued by militancy for the past three decades since the Centre ended special status in 2019.
The Forum was established by Gopal Krishna Pillai, a former Union Home Secretary, and Radha Kumar, a former member of the Group of Interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir. It currently comprises several esteemed judges, including Justice Ruma Pal, Justice A.P. Shah, Justice Bilal Nazki, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, and Justice Anjana Prakash, along with security experts like Major-General Ashok Mehta, Air Vice-Marshal Kapil Kak, Lieutenant-General H.S.
Panag, and Colonel Yoginder Kandhari. The Forum, describing itself as an "informal group of concerned citizens," aims to highlight human rights violations in J&K and Ladakh through its seven annual reports.
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