Editing Jammu and Kashmir (state) (section)

=== Central provisions ===
In 1990, an [[Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act]] of India, which gave special powers to the Indian security forces, including the detaining of individuals for up to two years without presenting charges, was enforced in Jammu and Kashmir,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150904052546/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/pdf/Armedforces%20_J%26K_%20Splpowersact1990.pdf The Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990"] Indian Ministry of Law and Justice Published by the Authority of New Deli</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Caitlin |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/03/28/amnesty-international-cites-human-rights-abuse-in-kashmir |title=Amnesty International Cites Human Rights Abuse in Kashmir |work=U.S. News & World Report |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=6 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430022351/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/03/28/amnesty-international-cites-human-rights-abuse-in-kashmir |archive-date=30 April 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> a decision which drew criticism from [[Human Rights Watch]] and Amnesty International for violating human rights.<ref>[http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/08/18/india19628.htm "India: Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911131209/http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/08/18/india19628.htm |date=11 September 2008 }} [[Human Rights Watch]]. Retrieved 11 September 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/india-accountability-still-missing-for-human-rights-violations-in-jammu-and-kashmir/|title=India: Accountability still missing for human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir|date=July 2015|publisher=Amnesty International|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110032240/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/india-accountability-still-missing-for-human-rights-violations-in-jammu-and-kashmir/|archive-date=10 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Security forces claimed that many missing people were not detained, but had crossed into Pakistan-administered Kashmir to engage in militancy.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=Kashmir graves: Human Rights Watch calls for inquiry|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14660253|access-date=30 July 2012|work=BBC News|date=25 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825172700/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14660253|archive-date=25 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>