WASHINGTON – US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has strongly condemned theIndian goverment’s revocation of Articles 370 and 35 A in occupied Kashmirand the subsequent communication blockage and human rights violations there.
In a statement, she said these unacceptable actions strip Kashmiris oftheir human dignit and put millions of people in danger.
The US Congresswoman said Jammu and Kashmir is already one of the mostmilitarized regions on Earth, and India’s recent actions create moreinstability and heighten the potential for accelerating violence.
Rashida Tlaib said she has met with residents in Michigan who cannot evencall their families in Kashmir to ensure they are safe.
This, she said, is a truly unimaginable situation as violence,militarization, and occupation continues.
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Voicing serious concerns over the situation in occupied Kashmir includingshortages of medicines and use of force against innocent Kashmiris, shedemanded the communications blockade and all curfew restrictions must belifted immediately to shed light on what is happening in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rashida Tlaib also demanded the US government to support a UnitedNations-backed peaceful resolution that restores autonomy and ensuresself-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
She said we cannot lose sight of the millions of Kashmiri people yearningto live in peace and dignity.