Brussels: (Rasheed Ahmed) Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) has organized a sit-in in Brussels, the European
headquarters on Wednesday (August 21, 2019) against the Indian brutalities in Jammu
and Kashmir and occupation of large part of this disputed territory.
The protest sit-inheldat Place Schuman in front of EU External Action Service (EEAS) in
Brussels, the capital city, was attended by a huge gathering the Europe
basedKashimris, Pakistanis and their sympathizers.
Participants of the sit-in carrying placards raised slogans in favour of peace in Jammu
and Kashmir and Indian brutalities in the occupied territory.
It is important to mention that KC-EU has boosted itsawareness campaign against the
Indian illegal actions in Kashmir including revoking special status of Jammu and
Kashmir and continued Indian brutalities in the occupied land.
Since, India revoked special status of Jammu and Kashmir by removing article 370 and
35A and imposed a constant curfew in the occupied land earlier this month, KC-EU has
arranged peaceful protest camps, demonstrations and other gathering like sit-in in the
different places of Brussels. The Kashmir Council EU also started to write letters to the
EU officials and contacted the international bodies and human rights organizations
asking them to take serious notice of severe situation of human rights in Indian
occupied Kashmir. KC-EU is also in the contact through email with the politically and
socially active figures of the world in the context.
Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed who determined to continue protest
against the genocide of oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir, said, India has sent
a large number of extremists of the fanatic Indian organizations in order to commit brutal
acts against the people of the occupied land.
Kashmir Council EU will also participate in a protest demonstration on 23 rd August in
Paris, capital of France and in a rally on 24 th August in Germany.
Mr Ali Raza Syed said, life of people of Kashmir valley has been paralyzed as they are
facing hardships due to crimes against the humanity committed by the Indian forces in
this occupied territory.
He urged the international community to send their fact-finding missions and stop the
human rights violation in the occupied Kashmir.
Chairman KC-EU asked the major powersof the glob to pressurize India to give right to
self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, so that they could be able to
decide about their future in a free atmosphere under international supervision.