Pakistan condemns arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist
ISLAMABAD: West Pakistan on Tues powerfully condemned the arrest of Khurram Pervez, somebody's rights activist in Indian-administered Jammu and geographic region.
Foreign Office interpreter Asim Iftikhar aforementioned in an exceeding statement issued here that impulsive arrests of human rights activists by Indian occupying forces were clear proof of state terrorist act in capital of India and violation of basic human rights within the Occupied Territories. ۔
The voice aforementioned that the indiscriminate search of Khurram Pervez's offices and residence by the Indian National Investigation Agency was additionally condemned by international human rights activists and organizations.
He adscititious that the globe knew that it absolutely was changing into progressively tough for human rights organizations and activists to continue their add Republic of India which the Hindutva-run RSS-BJP was perpetually creating unsupported and provocative allegations. geographic region has been stopped because of witch-hunting.
The voice aforementioned that Amnesty International had to shut all its operations in {india|India|Republic of Republic of India|Bharat|Asian country|Asian nation} in Sept 2020 once India froze its bank accounts in return for its freelance news on occupied geographic region.
He aforementioned that since August five, the UN human rights machinery, freelance NGOs, and international media are increasing threats, harassment, and harassment by Indian occupying forces against Kashmiri human rights defenders, journalists, and civil society activists. reportable frequently on punitive attacks and expressed concern. 2019
The voice referred to as on the international community to carry {india|India|Republic of Republic of India|Bharat|Asian country|Asian nation} answerable for its continued sanctions against human rights organizations and activists for exposing serious and systematic human rights violations against Kashmiris within the occupied natural depression and minorities in India, particularly Muslims.
Reuters added: Human rights organizations, as well as the global organization, have criticized the arrest of Khurram Pervez.
Marie Lawler, the UN special envoy for human rights, referred to as Pervez's arrest "disturbing."
"He isn't a terrorist, he's a defender of human rights," he aforementioned in an exceedingly tweet.
Mr. Pervez, one in every of the leading activists in geographic region, heads the Jammu and geographic region Coalition of Civil Society, a gaggle of rights organizations operating within the region.
He was in remission in 2016 on similar charges when being barred from boarding a flight to attend a UN human rights forum in Geneva. He was eventually not guilty for gratis.
