Altaf Hamid Rao.
Renews pledge to continue Kashmiris struggle for freedom till last victory,
MIRPUR (AJK): Like rest of the world , the Universal Human Rights Day was also observed on Tuesday across Azad Jammu & Kashmir with the unanimous demand for early end of the ongoing massive human rights abuses, since last 128 days against innocent population in the disputed Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir state as well as by similar aggressive forces in various other parts of the world.
This year, the international human rights day is being observed when fascist India, denying all international norms and commitments and human rights, exercised sinister and shameful forced August 5 move of scrapping special status of the internationally-acknowledged disputed Jammu Kashmir styate abrogating article 370 and 35-A of her constitution – turning the part of the disputed state under its occupation the largest prison on the planet locking down with imposition of indefinite curfew and informative restrictions in the bleeding held state.
Special ceremonies were held in various parts of AJK including in Mirpur division under the auspices of various social, political, Human Rights and public representative Organizations with the coordination of diverse segments of the civil society to observe the day.
Addressing these ceremonies speakers emphasized the need of making collective efforts by the international community to ensure the complete protection of human rights all over the world particularly in those areas including the Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir state where people were being denied their due rights facing history’s worst human rights abuses since the bleak day of August 5 this year.
Speakers called for the measures by the international human rights outfits to move for ensuring the grant of basic human rights in the areas including in the strife-torn Indian held Jammu Kashmir state where the masses comprising all segments of the civil society were being denied their due human rights – including Kashmiris globally-acknowledged birth right to self determination.
Addressing separate rallies held here Tuesday to mark the world human rights day acting Chairman National Events Organising Committee Mirpur Raja Qaiser Aurangzeb, Vice Chairman Yasir Riaz and eminent business community elder, social and human rights activist and President Markazi Anjuman e Tajraan (Ittehad group) Chaudhry Mahmood Ahmed, the Organisations deputy chief Ch. Muhammad Ramzan, leader of Jammu & Kashmir Human Rights Commission and senior journalist Zaffar Mughal veteran Kashmiri rights activist, journalist and analyst A H. Nizami and others vehemently condemned the continued rather increased human rights abuses against the innocent Kashmiris including the media in the occupied Jammu Kashmir at the hands of the Indian occupation forces.
Speakers also vehemently condemned the brutal tactics to suppress the voice of press in occupied Jammu & Kashmir.
The human right activists called upon the world community to take immediate notice of the fast raising human rights abuses as well as continued reign of violence unleashed against the innocent people including journalists by the Indian troops in Indian occupied valley.
Addressing the ceremony President Markazi Anjuman e Tajraan (Ittehad group) Chaudhry Mahmood Ahmed warmed India to immediately stop the barbarous activities in the occupied state and instead positively respond to resume the result oriented dialogue process with Pakistan in order to ensure the early peaceful resolution of all the outstanding differences especially the core issue of Kashmir, he added.
The Kashmir business community leader reiterated the demand to the United Nations that the Jammu & Kashmir people should be given the opportunity to determine their future in accordance with their wishes and United Nations resolutions.
Choudhry Mahmood stressed upon the world community to move for playing a constructive role for an early peaceful solution of the Kashmir problem in line with the people of the J & K State.
The international community, the traders chief stressed, should realize the gravity of the situation in South Asia following existence of the long-standing global issue of Jammu Kashmir and offer their help for early resolution of this lingering conflict to pave the way for the emergence of everlasting durable peace in the region .
