evidence: Citizenship [edit]According to the UN General Assembly's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the principle of citizenship operates on the assumption of equality between men and women.[14] In Jammu and Kashmir, however, citizenship is unequal among men and women.[14] If a woman from J&K marries a foreigner, she loses her right to inherit, own or buy immovable property in the state;[15] no such law affects a male in a similar situation.[15] Secularists and ethnic nationalists believe that J&K can survive amid globalization with its identity intact only by protecting Kashmiri culture,[15] and Kashmiri women are discouraged from crossing the cultural threshold;[15] inequality in citizenship is justified as preserving the state.[14] [...] References [edit]- ^ Kazi, Seema. Gender and Militarization in Kashmir. Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Oxford University Press. "Sordid and gruesome as the militant record of violence against Kashmiri women and civilians is, it does not compare with the scale and depth of abuse by Indian State forces for which justice has yet to be done." [...] - ^ a b c d "Kashmir vs Women". 2010-04-23. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-09-10.