All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter has demanded of the United Nations to force India to stop its state terrorism in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and settle the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris’ aspirations.
The demand has been made by the APHC-AJK chapter through a memorandum submitted to the UN office in Islamabad on Saturday, on the occasion of Youm-e-Istehsal to be forwarded to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
The APHC-AJK through the memorandum drew attention of the UN chief towards the fast deteriorating human rights situation in IIOJK. It said while the situation in the occupied territory has been terrible for over three decades, it has taken a turn for worse since 5th August 2019 when India abrogated the special status of IIOJK. “This move was aimed at stripping the region of its political, cultural and historical identity, pushing the region deeper into a quagmire of unending violence, lawlessness, chaos and uncertainty,” it said.
The memorandum said journalists and human rights defenders have been targeted en masse to prevent any protest or recording of human rights violations. Arbitrary detentions continue while public assembly is prohibited and hundreds of Kashmiris, including minors remain under preventive detention, it deplored.
The APHC-AJK expressed concern over the alarming surge in the Indian state terrorism in IIOJK, continued troop build-up and fast spreading structures of violence that continue to foster an environment of violence against civilians, and the illegal, forceful and unconstitutional machinations to seek demographic, political and administrative changes.—INP
