In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has expressed its grave concern over the plight of ille-gally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists, lan-guishing in Indian infamous jails and within the occupied territory.
The APHC spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar showed apprehensions about the wellbeing of the illegally incarcerated Hurriyat leaders and activists, who are suffering from multiple ailments, and their lives have been made more vulnerable to any untoward eventuality amid fast spreading COVID-19 pandemic in Indian jails.
He hailed the steadfastness and strong commit-ment displayed by the illegally detained leaders, said that the freedom-loving people of Kashmir had full faith in the Hurriyat leadership and they were keenly watching the Indian nefarious designs to sabotage the indigenous freedom movement. The spokesman categorically rejected any election proc-ess as a substitute to the internationally recognised right to self-determination for which the people of Kashmir have rendered unprecedented sacrifices.
He saluted the young as well as the seasoned leadership, including APHC Chairman Masarat Aalam Butt, Vice Chairman Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Dr Shafi Shariati, Dr Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo, Aasiya Andrabi, Na-heeda Nasreen, Fahmida Sofi, Dr Gh Muhammad Butt, Ayaz Akbar, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Sha-hid-ul-Islam, Farooq Ahamad Dar, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Merajuddin Kalwal, Muhammad Yousaf Mir, Muhammad Yousaf Falahi, Maqsood Ahamad Butt, Zahoor Ahmad Watali, M Ayoub Mir, M Ayoub Dar, Showkat Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Ahsan Untoo, lodged in different jails of India and the territory.
The APHC spokesman urged the United Nations Human Rights Council and other international or-ganizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to put pressure on India to allow them to visit the Indian jails and take on spot account of the pathetic conditions of the illegally detained Hurriyat leaders. —KMS
