▁of ▁K ash mir ▁or ▁UN ▁resolution s . ▁ ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁ ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁accused ▁Indian ▁security ▁forces ▁were ▁using ▁" ar bitr ary ▁and ▁excess ive ▁force " ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁protest s ▁in ▁K ash mir . ▁It ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁their ▁actions ▁were ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁international ▁standards ▁and ▁were ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁w ors ening ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁crisis ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁organisation ▁also ▁critic ised ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pel let ▁guns ▁stating ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 ▁times ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁even ▁though ▁its ▁use ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁rare . ▁It ▁called ▁for ▁their ▁ban ▁stating ▁they ▁were ▁dangerous ▁and ▁also ▁expressed ▁concern ▁at ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁P AVA ▁shell s ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁an ▁" ar bitr ary ▁or ▁ind isc rim inate ▁manner ". ▁While , ▁following ▁a ▁sem inar ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁in ▁K ash mir , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁sed ition ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁In ▁July , ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁( HR W ) ▁ur ged ▁Indian ▁authorities ▁to ▁cred ibly ▁and ▁im partial ly ▁investigate ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁le th al ▁force ▁in ▁K ash mir . ▁H R W ' s ▁South ▁Asia ▁Director ▁Me en ak sh i ▁Gang uly ▁critic ized ▁India ▁for ▁previously ▁ign oring