Kunan and Poshpora are twin villages in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. On the night of 23 February 1991, during a harsh winter, security forces reportedly acted on information about suspected militant activity in the area and launched a search operation in the two villages. Personnel from the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force), the BSF (Border Security Force), and the 4 Rajputana Rifles of the Indian Army entered the villages, going door to door. Men were separated from their families, taken outside, and subjected to interrogation as the search continued.
During the operation, numerous women alleged that they were subjected to mass rape and brutal torture. Survivors ranged in age from a 13-year-old girl to an 80-year-old woman. Initial FIRs recorded 23 cases of rape, while human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, later estimated that the number of survivors could be as high as 100. The incident remains one of the most controversial and painful episodes in the history of the conflict in the region.
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On the night of 23 February 1991, in the villages of Kunan and Poshpora in Kupwara, North Kashmir, a so-called search operation by Indian army personnel turned into one of the most documented cases of mass sexual violence in the region. Women were assaulted, ranging in age from an 80-year-old woman to an 8-year-old child.
Thirty-five years have passed since Kunan Poshpora, and justice is still denied.
This rare footage from the villages includes women and men who speak on camera about that night, along with an interview with Professor Wayne Baker, who documented the survivors of the 1991 mass rape, and a rare interview reflecting on the crime and its aftermath.
Decades later, despite investigations and evidence, no one has been held accountable. The survivors are still waiting.
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