Human Rights

Mushaal decries Modi’s plan to enforce controversial CAA to accomplish Hindutva communal agenda

Islamabad: Mushaal Hussein Mullick, Chairperson, Peace and Cultural Organization (PCO), has hit out at the Narendra Modi-led fascist government for its nefarious plan to implement the controversial 2019 Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) weeks before seeking a third term, terming it part of the larger Hindutva communal agenda to target the …

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More Indian troops at Himalayan border won’t ease tensions: China

Beijing: China believes that India’s move to add more troops at their disputed border is “not conducive to easing tensions”, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. According to Kashmir Media Service, India has freed up a contingent of 10,000 soldiers, previously deployed at its western border, to strengthen its …

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APHC-AJK draws OIC chief’s attention towards plight of Kashmiri detainees in jails

Islamabad: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference-AJK chapter has issued an urgent appeal to Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, inviting his attention towards the unjust treatment faced by Kashmiri detainees in Indian jails. According to Kashmir Media Service, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Convener of the …

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DPJC urges early release of Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik for peaceful dialogue

Mirpur, (AJK) : The US-based Dallas Peace and Justice Center has called for immediate release of Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik, in a bid to resume and promote peaceful dialogue in the region, the organization has formally announced. . “In a petition addressed to President Droupadi Murmu of India, the organization …

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Modi regime attaches another civilian property in IIOJK

Srinagar: In continuation of its anti-Kashmiris’ measures, Narendra Modi-led Indian regime has attached another piece of land measuring 10 Marlas in Gandarbal district, today, under the draconian law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The attached land is situated at Revenue Estate Wakoora belonging to Lateef Ahmad Kambay, a resident of …

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Journalist Sajad Gul rotting in UP jail despite IIOJK High Court orders release

Srinagar: Even weeks after the detention under draconian law Public Safety Act was quashed by the High Court of occupied Jammu and Kashmir on 19 November last year, Kashmiri journalist Sajad Gul continues to languish in a jail in Uttar Pradesh, India. Gul was arrested in January 2022 over uploading …

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IIOJK prisons have 86 percent under-trials as against 76 % in India’s jails

Srinagar: Over the past one decade of Bharatiya Janata Party’s rule in India, prisons in occupied Jammu amd Kashmir reported the highest proportions of 86 percent of under-trials as against an overall 76 per cent of under-trials in prisons across India in 2022. This was revealed by Prison Watch, a …

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‘Stripped, beaten & smeared with chilli powder on wounds’: Poonch civilians recount ordeal in Indian army custody

Jammu: Some of the civilians picked up by Indian forces’ personnel last week in Poonch district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have spoken about the harrowing ordeal they went through in custody. Notably, three civilians died after they were mercilessly beaten by the occupation troops during questioning while …

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UNGA approves Pakistan resolution reaffirming peoples’ right to self-determination

United Nations: The UN General Assembly has approved a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that reaffirms the right to self-determination for peoples who are subjected to colonial, foreign and alien occupation such as those in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Palestine. According to Kashmir Media Service, the text, which was adopted …

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Kashmiris don’t expect justice from Indian judiciary: Behl

Jammu: All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader, Devender Singh Behl, has said that the Indian Supreme Court had hanged Kashmiri leaders Muhammad Maqbool Butt and Muhammad Afzal Guru at the behest of the Indian government, therefore, Kashmiris do not expect that it will take a fair decision on the petitions filed …

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