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국제앰네스티는 인도정부에 카슈미르(Kashmir) 지역의 수감자들이 보안군에 의해 발가벗겨지고 굴욕적 행위들을 당한 상황이 담긴 영상에 대해 효과적인 수사를 실시할 것을 요구했다.
인터넷상에 “카슈미르의 아부 그라이브(Abu Ghraib) 비디오”로 알려진 3분짜리 영상은 잠무(Jammu) 와 카슈미르 지역의 경찰들과 중앙예비경찰대(Central Reserve Police Force) 일부가 최소한 4명의 나체의 청년들을 근처 경찰서로 몰고 가는 장면을 담고 있다.
국제앰네스티 도나 게스트(Donna Guest) 아시아태평양 부국장은 이러한 행위들은 고문 또는 잔혹하거나 비인도적인 처벌로부터 자유에 대한 보편적이고 절대적 권리의 분명한 침해다” 라고 전했다.
치안군중 한명이 촬영한 것으로 보여지는 이 영상은 잠무와 카슈미르 지역 경찰이 이 “터무니 없고 악의적인 영상”을 계시한 사람들에 대하여 법적 조치를 취한 뒤 페이스북과 유투브를 포함한 인터넷 사이트에서 삭제되었다.
국제앰네스티는 잠무와 카슈미르의 수사기관과 경찰서에서 벌어지고 있는 고문과 부당한 행위들에 대한 지속적인 보고를 받아왔다. 일부 보고들은 강제탈의와 굴욕적 행위들과 관련되어 있었다.
인도의회는 현재 고문을 불법화할 새 법안에 대해 논의중에 있으며 치담바람(Chidambaram) 내무부 장관은 이 영상을 조사할 것이라고 전했다. 
INDIAN AUTHORITIES MUST INVESTIGATE ONLINE VIDEO OF KASHMIR DETAINEE ABUSE
13 September 2010Amnesty International has urged Indian authorities to carry out an effective investigation into a video clip that appears to show detainees in Kashmir being stripped and humiliated by security forces.
The three-minute clip, described on social networking sites as “Kashmir’s Abu Ghraib video”, apparently shows Jammu and Kashmir police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel herding at least four naked young men to a nearby police station.”This behaviour is in clear violation of the universal and absolute right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” said Donna Guest, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific programme.The video, apparently recorded by one of the security personnel, has since been removed from social networking sites, including Facebook and YouTube, after the Jammu and Kashmir police reportedly began legal action against the publishers of what it termed a “baseless and malicious clip”.
It is unclear when the clip was recorded, although it was reportedly taken in the north-western town of Sopore.
The recorded conversation in Hindi-Urdu suggests that the security force personnel suspected the young men of being involved in throwing stones at the security forces, and that they had been caught after a long chase.
Amnesty International has consistently received reports of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees in various police stations and interrogation centres in Jammu and Kashmir. Such accounts have often included men being stripped naked and humiliated by security force personnel. The Indian Parliament is currently debating new legislation criminalizing torture and the Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the video will be investigated. However, a statement by Jammu and Kashmir Police to local media indicated that a formal case had been registered against the clip’s distributors.
“The approach of the local police raises serious concerns. Instead of investigating and identifying the perpetrators of the humiliating treatment, the police appear to be more concerned about who uploaded and circulated the video clip,” said Donna Guest.
“The Indian and Jammu and Kashmir authorities must ensure that the content of the clip is subjected to an independent, impartial and effective investigation. Any officials who are suspected of offences involving human rights violations should be prosecuted in fair trials.”
