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UN flag map of the Kashmir region that is disputed among three UN member states.
Kashmir is designated as one of the most militarized zones in the world, and is the site of frequent confrontations between India and Pakistan.

Kashmir has an area of 230,166.1 km2 or (89,106 mi2). The population of the region is more than the individual populations of 127 UN member nations and its area is larger than that of 97 nations. Several international agencies and the UN have reported human rights violations in the disputed territories of Kashmir.[1][2]

LGBT rights of Kashmiris

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World map of consent-based and coercion-based sexual violence legislation, and whether exemptions for marital rape (spousal rape) exist or not.

Homosexuality is illegal in the Pakistan. Pakistan was one of the 67 signatory nations opposing the UN declaration on Sexual orientation and Gender Identity, which failed to pass.

In India, civil unions, and domestic partnerships are recognised, while same-sex marriages are still not legal.


References

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  1. ↑ "OHCHR calls for restraint in Indian-administered Kashmir" Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Press release, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, 27 August 2008
  2. ↑ Freedom in the World 2008 – Kashmir (India) Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Freedom House, 2008-07-02
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