Srinagar, Sep 20 (KNS): All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) convener of “Azad Kashmir Chapter” Syed Faiz Naqshbandi while addressing the 36th session of Human Rights Council (HRC) apprised the international community about grim situation of human rights in Kashmir.
In a statement issued to KNS, he said the Jammu and Kashmir is United Nations recognized disputed territory for which United Nations had passed various resolutions giving the people of Jammu and Kashmir, their birth right to self-determination.
“In addition, India agreed upon these UN resolutions, thus making these as international agreements of binding force,” he said, adding, “India occupied Jammu and Kashmir by sheer use of force which it continues up till now with wide spread human right violations”.
He said under the garb of Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) Indian forces are committing massive human right abuses.
During his speech Naqashbandi said that APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, senior Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Muhammad Yasin Malik and others were in continued detention.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
A number of resistance leaders including the close aides of the above leaders are being victimized, harassed and involved in fabricated cases by New Delhi based NIA, he said. While urging the Council to play a role in ending the human rights violations, he called for sending a UN fact-finding mission to Kashmir.
Syed Faiz Naqshbandi also held a meeting with Jorge Arreaza Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela during 36th session of United Nations Human Rights Council at Geneva and apprised him about atrocities being committed on people of Kashmir and Indian campaign to malign APHC leadership by involving them in false and fabricated cases.
Meanwhile Syed Faiz Naqshbandi also apprised UN Independent expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas about the denial of right to Self Determination by India which has resulted in massive and systematic human rights violations by Indian forces. (KNS)