UN rights office concerned over Indian illegal acts in IIOJ&K
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April 17, 2021
GENEVA: A group of UN human rights experts, in a joint letter dispatched to India in February, has expressed grave concerns that the new domicile laws and other legislation that New Delhi imposed after its illegal August 5 annexation of occupied Jammu and Kashmir would alter demographic composition of the disputed territory, undermine basic rights of the Kashmiri people, and pave the way for their political disenfranchisement.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has made public the communication of Feb 10, 2021, which details India’s illegal steps to change the demographic character of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir through inflicting human rights abuses, such as internet shutdowns and reported pattern of detention and harassment of journalists and human rights defenders.
Top Story
April 17, 2021
By GENEVA: A group of UN human rights experts, in a joint letter dispatched to India in February, has expressed grave concerns that the new domicile laws and other legislation that New Delhi imposed after its illegal August 5 annexation of occupied Jammu and Kashmir would alter demographic composition of the disputed territory, undermine basic rights of the Kashmiri people, and pave the way for their political disenfranchisement.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has made public the communication of Feb 10, 2021, which details India’s illegal steps to change the demographic character of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir through inflicting human rights abuses, such as internet shutdowns and reported pattern of detention and harassment of journalists and human rights defenders.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that Kashmir remains central to any meaningful engagement with India.
“We believe durable peace, security and development in the region hinge on peaceful resolution of the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry told a press briefing here on Friday.
“We, therefore, believe that the two sides need to discuss all outstanding issues including Jammu and Kashmir with a view to seeking peaceful resolution of this long outstanding dispute as per international legitimacy.”
He was replying to questions about back-channel contacts between India and Pakistan and chances of a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
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Pakistan never shied away from talks with India, says spokesperson Zahid Chaudhri
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April 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has said it believes that durable peace, security and development in the region hinge on peaceful resolution of the long-standing Kashmir dispute.
“We, therefore, believe that the two sides [India and Pakistan] need to discuss all outstanding issues including [Indian Illegally Occupied] Jammu and Kashmir with a view to seek peaceful resolution of this long outstanding dispute as per international legitimacy,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in response to a question during the weekly press briefing.
The spokesperson said that Pakistan had never shied away from talks with India and always underscored the need for a ‘meaningful dialogue’ and peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir. “Therefore, Kashmir remains central to any meaningful engagement between India and Pakistan.