Turkey on Tuesday reiterated its call to the Indian government to ease thecurrent restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We sincerely desire that Kashmir issue is resolved through peaceful meansbetween India and Pakistan on the basis of the relevant UN resolutions,”according to a statement by Turkey at the 45th Session of the Human RightsCouncil in Geneva.
Last year on Aug. 5, India scrapped the state’s autonomous status, anddivided it into two federally ruled territories. To forestall protests,thousands of people, including political leaders, were jailed.
A communications and security lockdown was also enforced, which continuesin one form or the other to date.
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High-speed internet has been restored only in two of the 20 districts ofJammu and Kashmir. A few journalists were also booked under a harshanti-terror law.
