All Parties Hurriyat Conference-AJK chapter has issued an urgent appeal to the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, inviting his attention towards the unjust treatment faced by Kashmiri detainees in Indian jails.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Convener of the APHC-AJK chapter, penned a letter to the OIC headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, expressing grave concerns over the deteriorating conditions endured by Kashmiri detainees. The letter emphasized the wrongful imprisonment of individuals who have been implicated in politically motivated cases, suffering under India’s oppressive regime.
Saghar highlighted the challenges faced by Kashmiri prisoners, including political activists, journalists, and civil society members, who have been arrested and detained under draconian laws such as the Public Safety Act (PSA) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
With reference to the subject cited above, I wish to seek your urgent attention towards the plight of Kashmiri prisoners who have been falsely implicated in politically motivated cases and left to rot in far-off prisons.
Excellency, Life for the Kashmiri prisoners, lodged in different jails in and outside Kashmir, is getting tougher and tougher with each passing day. These prisoners, who spent their entire lives for advocating peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UNSC resolutions, are being branded as traitors and treated like criminals because of their political beliefs.
They are being penalized and punished merely for their work and raising their voice for the voiceless Kashmiris who continue to reel under India’s belligerent military occupation.
The appeal underscored the misuse of so-called anti-terrorism laws and the manipulation of the judiciary to suppress Kashmiri voices advocating for a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir dispute.
The APHC stressed the urgent need for international intervention to address what it termed as “judicial terrorism” against Kashmiri detainees.—KMS
