Pakistan welcomes OHCHR’s recommendation to probe gross human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir

Foreign OfficePakistan welcomes OHCHR’s recommendation to probe gross human rights violations in Indian...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Office has said that Pakistan welcomes the second report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Jammu and Kashmir, which calls for fully respecting the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu & Kashmir as protected under international law.

“We again welcome the OHCHR’s recommendation for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the gross and systematic human rights violations in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir,” the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Monday.

   

Click here for OHCHR Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Indian Occupied Kashmir

Dr Faisal said that the report once again recognizes human rights violations in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoK). It documents in detail the excessive use of force by the Indian occupation forces, the continued use of pellet guns to kill and maim defenseless civilians, the extrajudicial killings in the garb of so-called cordon and search operations, use of various forms of arbitrary arrests and detentions to target protestors and political dissidents, the impunity from accountability enjoyed by the Indian occupation forces under the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA), the use of torture, lack of credible investigation into human rights violations perpetrated by the Indian occupation forces, restrictions on expression and movement of independent journalists to prevent the voices of Kashmiris reaching the international community and targeting of Kashmiri Muslims outside Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The Spokesperson said that while we appreciate the report’s efforts to document the human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir, we would like to reiterate that there is simply no parallel between the horrendous human rights situation in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the prevailing environment in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan. He said that unlike IoK, which is the most militarized zone in the world, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan remain open to foreign visitors.

As in its first report, the OHCHR’s second report has again called for respect of the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir as protected under international law.

Also click here for UN Human Rights Report 2019 about India

The Foreign Office Spokespersons said that the only solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is to grant the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoK) the legitimate right to self-determination as recognized by the numerous United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, which is essential for the security and stability of South Asia and beyond.

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