AbstractHealth is not merely the absence of disease but a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing. It encompasses all facets of human right, including the right to health automatically. In theerstwhileJammuandKashmirstateandnowIndianUnionTerritory(UT)hasbeenunder conflict situation resulting in assaults on health by conventional and rubber bullets, tear gas shells and pellet firearms in crowd control and security. The security forces during the last three decades to quell the discontentment and uprising have used power to the detriment of the people's health and well being. The access to health care and delivery assumes importance in conflict and peace situations equally being inalienable human right to life and health. The paper takes a legal stance on security-driven health issues and diseases in the human rights perspective in Kashmir.
Keywords: Physical Health; Mental Health; Conflict Situations; Human Rights; Emergency Preparedness.