Ali Raza Syed urges world to prevent extrajudicial killings in IIOJK
Brussels: Chairman, Kashmir Council EU, Ali Raza Syed has urged the international community to prevent extrajudicial killings at the hands of Indian forces in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, in a statement issued in Brussels, citing recent custodial deaths in Rajouri, Ponch and Kishtwar districts,Ali Raza Syed said that there have been many incidents of extrajudicial killings of Kashmiris so far.
He said that the martyrdom of three Kashmiris in Kishtwar district of occupied Kashmir is the latest example of extrajudicial killings, about which the Indian army has said that these three people were killed as a result of firing, while according to locals, the Indian military has killed these youths during the siege.
Kashmir Council EU’s Chairman said that these incidents are continuation of Indian oppression on Kashmiris.
Ali Raza Syed said, the Indian forces continue to violate basic human rights by extra-judicial killings and arbitrary arrests during house raids. Women, children, and the elderly are not spared, and the entire population lives under a constant state of fear and surveillance.
He said that Indian authorities are forcing Kashmiris at gunpoint to make statements against the freedom movement, which is completely against the principles of freedom of expression. This is a very high-handed tactic by India and is unacceptable.
Kashmir Council EU’s Chair Ali Raza Syed urged the international community including the United Nations, global human rights organizations, and all peace-loving nations to take serious notice of India’s systematic violations of international law. The Kashmir conflict poses a significant threat to regional peace and stability, and a peaceful resolution is essential and long overdue. He called for immediate diplomatic pressure on India to end its brutal campaign and allow the Kashmiri people their inalienable right to self-determination as guaranteed by UN resolutions.
