Kashmiris observes World Human Rights day with resolve to continue struggle for freedom of IIOJK till last victory:

English , Kashmir - آزاد جموں کشمیر , Snippets , / Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

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Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR (AJK): Dec. 10: [APP]: Like rest of the world , the World Human Rights Day was also observed at both sides of the Line of Control ( LoC) – IIOJK and AJK on Tuesday with the unanimous demand for early end of the ongoing massive human rights abuses, against innocent population in the disputed Indian Illegaly occupied Jammu and Kashmir state as well as by similar aggressive forces in various other parts of the world including occupied Palestine.

This year too, the international human rights day is being observed when fascist India, denying all international norms and commitments and human rights, exercised sinister and shameful forced August 5, 2019 move of scrapping special status of the internationally-acknowledged disputed Jammu Kashmir styate abrogating article 370 and 35-A of her constitution – turning the part of the disputed state under its occupation the largest prison on the planet imposing informative restrictions in the bleeding occupied vale of Kashmir.

Special ceremonies were held in various parts of AJK including in Mirpur division under the auspices of various social, political, Human Rights and public representative Organizations with the coordination of diverse segments of the civil society to observe the day.

Addressing these ceremonies speakers emphasized the need of making collective efforts by the international community to ensure the complete protection of human rights all over the world particularly in those areas including the Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir state where people were being denied their due rights facing history’s worst human rights violations since the bleak day of August 5, 2019.

Addressing a mammoth World Human Rights Day rally held jointly under the auspices of Kashmir Press Club in Mirpur and Jammu Kashmir Free Media Association (JKFMA), speakers including KPC President Syed Abid Hussain Shah and senior journalists Altaf H. Nizami, Khalid Chaudhry, Zaffar Mighal, Sajaad Jirral, Rana Shabir Rajourvi and Deputy Mayor Muhammad Ramzan Chughtai and others called for the measures by the international human rights outfits to move for ensuring the grant of basic human rights in the areas including in the strife-torn Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir state where the masses comprising all segments of the civil society were being denied their due human rights – including Kashmiris globally-acknowledged birth right to self determination.

Speakers vehemently condemned the continued rather increased human rights abuses against the innocent Kashmiris including the media in the occupied Jammu Kashmir at the hands of the Indian occupation forces.

They also condemned the brutal tactics to suppress the voice of press in occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

The journalists cum human right activists called upon the world community to take immediate notice of the fast raising human rights abuses as well as continued reign of violence unleashed against the innocent people including journalists by the Indian troops in Indian occupied valley.

Addressing another ceremony held to mark the day under the auspices of the local civil society, speakers including Mrs Asma Ali Shan Advocate, rights activist Mrs. Farrukh Owais and others warmed India to immediately stop the barbarous activities in the occupied state and instead positively respond to resume the meaningful dialogue process with Pakistan in order to ensure the early peaceful resolution of the core issue of Kashmir, they added.

Speakers reiterated the demand to the United Nations that the Jammu & Kashmir people should be given the opportunity to determine their future in accordance with their wishes and aspirations and United Nations resolutions.

The rights activists urged upon the world community to move for playing a constructive role for an early peaceful solution of the Jammu Kashmir problem in line with the wishes people of the J & K State.

The international community, speakers stressed, should realize the gravity of the situation in South Asia following existence of the long-standing unresolved global issue of Jammu Kashmir and offer their help for early resolution of this lingering conflict to pave the way for the emergence of everlasting durable peace in South East Asia, they urged.