Kashmir’s mountains have always spoken through their rivers, forests, glaciers and lakes. Perhaps this summer they are speaking more loudly than before. 

For the thousands still waiting, progress measured in interviews completed or payments disbursed feels painfully slow.

In a heating world, communities on the climate frontline cannot be left waiting years for the resources they need to survive.

Rights groups continue to press for transparent investigations, reconstruction where warranted, and stronger safeguards so that historic places of worship are not erased regardless of the current demographic composition of surrounding communities.