India should conduct an impartial probe into the use of lethal force by police during the violent protests following the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani in Kashmir and ensure that basic human rights are protected, a leading human rights body has said.
"A major grievance of those protesting in Kashmir is the failure of authorities to respect basic human rights," Human Rights Watch (HRW) South Asia director Meenakshi Ganguly said in a statement. "Ensuring that rights are protected and prosecuting those responsible for abuses would be an important first step," she said. HRW said the authorities should impartially probe police use of lethal force during the violent protests in Jammu and Kashmir that ensued since the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahedin militant Wani last week.