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'''Kashmir human shield incident''' occurred on April 9, 2017 in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] during the [[Srinagar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)#By_election_2017|Srinagar Lok Sabha by-election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Major Gogoi to face seniority loss for Srinagar hotel episode |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/human-shield-officer-major-leetul-gogoi-may-lose-seniority/article26693584.ece |access-date=13 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=31 March 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> A 26-year-old man captured by the Indian Army, was tied as a [[human shield]] to the front of a Jeep belonging to Indian Army as a column of Indian troops was moving through a locality. The man was reportedly tied to the vehicle to dissuade other Kashmiri protestors from hurling stones at the Indian troops. The man was accused of being involved in throwing stones at Indian troops.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/investigating-video-showing-youth-tied-to-jeep-army/article18018903.ece|title=Army uses civilian as shield, sparks outrage|last=Ashiq|first=Peerzada|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Government of India stated that it would stand by the officer who took the decision to use the "insurgent" as a human shield.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Halder |first1=Debarati |title=Advancement of Human Rights in India: Contemporary and Emerging Challenges |date=3 May 2021 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-5388-788-9 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Advancement_of_Human_Rights_in_India/E-EuEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Leetul+Gogoi+%27human+shield%27&pg=PA262&printsec=frontcover |access-date=10 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Forcing non-combatants to serve as [[human shield]]s is a [[war crime]] according to the 1949 [[Geneva Conventions]], the 1977 [[Protocol I|Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions]], and the 1998 [[Rome Statute]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule97 |title=Practice Relating to Rule 97. Human Shields |publisher=[[International Committee of the Red Cross]] |access-date=2015-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804142107/http://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule97 |archive-date=2014-08-04 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref><br />
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After investigation, [[J&K Human Rights Commission]] ordered the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] to pay 10 Lakh Rupees as compensation to man used as human shield.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Saurav |title=10 Lakh Compensation to man used as Human Shield – J&K Human Rights Commission |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/compensation-jk-human-rights-commission |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> Jammu and Kashmir government refused to pay.<ref>{{cite news |title=J&K Govt Refuses Rs 10 Lakh Compensation to 'Human Shield' Farooq Ahmed Dar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/jk-govt-refuses-rs-10-lakh-compensation-to-human-shield-farooq-ahmed-dar-1568953.html |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=News18 |date=6 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Major Leetul Gogoi who was in charge of the soldiers during the event, was awarded a Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card by General [[Bipin Rawat]] for "counter-insurgency operations".<ref>{{Citation|title=Officer Who Tied Protester To Jeep As 'Human Shield' In Kashmir Honoured By Army|date=2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd639Bthrys|work=[[NDTV]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Bollywood glorifying use of human shields|date=April 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1a6642e9OU|work=[[TRT World]]|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Reference==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite web |last1=Venkataramakrishnan |first1=Rohan |title=Kashmir 'human shield' video: The facts remain unclear – but the practice is banned even in Israel |url=https://scroll.in/article/834640/kashmir-controversy-using-human-shields-is-considered-a-war-crime-and-is-even-banned-in-israel |website=Scroll.in}}<br />
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