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Civil Society Urges UN and OIC to Act on Human Rights Violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir

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The Kashmir dispute has been a pressing issue for decades, with human rights violations escalating under the Indian government's "muscular and anti-Kashmir policies." The civil society in Srinagar, led by Dr Zubair Ahmed Raja, Muhammad Furhan, Muhammad Iqbal Shaheen, and Syed Haider Hussain, has drawn the attention of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha to the ongoing human rights abuses. The Indian authorities, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, have intensified their crackdown on the occupied territory, using the Indian army, police, and agencies to detain and harass Kashmiri political leaders and activists. The civil society members have appealed to the UN and OIC to take swift action, demanding an end to state repression and the use of draconian laws to punish Kashmiris who demand their fundamental rights.

Key Takeaways:

  • The civil society in Srinagar has drawn the attention of the UN Secretary-General and OIC Secretary-General to the Kashmir dispute and ongoing human rights abuses.
  • The Indian government, led by the BJP, has curbed all political and legal rights in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, targeting pro-freedom leaders, activists, journalists, and rights activists.
  • The Indian authorities have intensified their clampdown, using the Indian army, police, and agencies to house raid and interrogate common people.
  • Hundreds of political activists have been summoned to police stations, harassed, and humiliated, and dragged to courts far away from their homes.
  • Arbitrary arrests of Kashmiri leaders and activists have become a new normal, with many being booked under draconian laws and left to rot in jails and interrogation cells without being produced in court.
  • The civil society members have appealed to the UN and OIC to take swift action, demanding an end to state repression and the use of the judiciary to punish Kashmiri leaders and activists.

Statistics:

  • Hundreds of political activists have been summoned to police stations and harassed.
  • Many have been booked under draconian laws and left to rot in jails and interrogation cells.
  • Arbitrary arrests of Kashmiri leaders and activists have become a new normal.
  • The Indian government has used the Indian army, police, and agencies to detain and harass Kashmiris.

Sources:

  • The meeting said

- Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations

- Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

- Dr Zubair Ahmed Raja

- Muhammad Furhan

- Muhammad Iqbal Shaheen

- Syed Haider Hussain

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