UNITED NATIONS – With the humanitarian situation fast deteriorating in theIndian Occupied Kashmir, the United Nations hopes that it’s human rightsofficials’ negotiations with India for access to the disputed state, whichis currently under lockdown, “can move forward”, UN Associate SpokespersonEri Kaneko has said.
“We’re aware that our human rights colleagues are in touch at variouslevels with the Indian Government. So, we would hope that these contactswould continue for, to allow for access,” she told reporters at the regularnoon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York York on Friday.
The spokesperson was responding to a question whether efforts were underwayto pressure India to agree to the request made by UN Human Rights HighCommissioner Michelle Bachelet to allow a “humanitarian team” to visitOccupied Kashmir.
