LONDON – The United Kingdom says any allegations of human rights violationsin Occupied Kashmir since India revoked the special status of the territorymust be thoroughly, promptly and transparently investigated.
The British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, addressing in the House ofCommons, the lower house of the Parliament, said all and any allegations ofhuman rights violations are deeply concerning.
Dominic Raab told Members of Parliament in the House of Commons in thefirst parliamentary session that he raised the concerns with the IndianExternal Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, during a conversation on August 7and that the UK will carefully monitor the situation in Kashmir.
The British Foreign Secretary stressed that the human rights concerns madeKashmir an international issue. “The issue of human rights is not just abilateral issue for India or Pakistan or a domestic issue. He said it is aninternational issue we expect internationally recognized human rights to becomplied with and respected.
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MPs from different sides of the Commons raised a series of questions overthe Kashmir issue, including demanding an end to the blockade in occupiedKashmir as well as independent observers to be deployed to the territory.
