LONDON: British Kashmiri Organisations have shown deep concern overbrutalities of the Indian army keeping up in occupied Kashmir.
Both the Kashmir Youth Assembly (KYA) and the Organisation of KashmirCoalition (OKC) held a video conference in London and adopted a jointdeclaration stating that the world is busy in combating COVID-19 which is apandemic of unprecedented dimensions.
This crisis is being shamelessly exploited by India according to Kashmiriorganisations. The youth of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) are at theforefront of seeking the implementation of their right toself-determination under the United Nations resolutions.
In the declaration, it was said that the youth of IOK has borne the bruntof the Indian terror. Independent sources suggest that terror continues,during this pandemic, against the Kashmiri youth.
In recent days the international news media has reported an increase in theIndian military “cordon and search operations” resulting in a range ofhuman rights violations including physical intimidation and assault,invasion of privacy, arbitrary arrest, and unlawful detention.
Killings (staging fake encounters), collective punishments, and destructionof private properties is another dirty face of the Indian army adopting theprinciple target to the youth, their families, and properties.
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The conference showed its deep concern over the violation of human rightsand arrest of 13,000 young people between the ages of 9 and 16. Besides,being subjected to torture, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment.
It has also been reported in international media organisations that theIndian military forces have started to engage in ceasefire violations onthe Cease Fire Line (commonly known as Line of Control) by firing andshelling into Azad Jammu and Kashmir territory inflicting civiliancasualties.
The conference alleged that post 5th August 2019 Indian troops have killed100 youth. The killing of Kashmiri youth must stop immediately. Theceasefire violations must be brought to an end immediately.
“Arbitrary and unlawful detention must cease forthwith and that allprisoners released including the release of Masrat Zahra, a 26-year-oldaward-winning photojournalist accused of “uploading anti-national,” saidparticipants.
