Pakistan expresses concern over UN report on rights violations in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, (Parliament Times) ; The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday expressed grave
concern over the latest findings of United Nations Special Procedures
experts regarding India’s illegal measures in Indian Illegally
Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The findings, released on November 24, 2025, highlighted severe and
systematic human rights violations faced by the people of
IIOJK.”Pakistan notes with alarm the experts’ observations that
India’s actions have resulted in the extensive arbitrary arrest and
detention of nearly 2,800 individuals, including journalists,
students, and human rights advocates,” a statement issued by the FO
read.
“The persistent application of draconian legislation, such as the
Public Safety Act (PSA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
(UAPA), has facilitated indefinite and unjustifiable detentions.”
The FO statement said that the report also noted instances of torture,
custodial deaths, incommunicado detention, denial of due legal process
and family contact, punitive demolitions, forced evictions, recurring
communication blackouts, and suppression of press freedom in the
IIOJK, including the blocking of 8,000 social media accounts.
The report also highlighted the rise in hate speech, lynching, and
harassment targeting Kashmiris and Muslim communities across India.
According to the FO, these findings reaffirm its longstanding concerns
about state-sponsored persecution of Kashmiri Muslims and
discrimination against minorities in India.
“Pakistan calls upon India to cease its coercive measures and to
unconditionally release all those arbitrarily detained in IIOJK. We
further urge India to take concrete steps to end the persecution of
all religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians,” the FO
added.
Reiterating its commitment to a peaceful, just, and lasting resolution
of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, Pakistan emphasised that it must be
settled in line with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the
aspirations of the Kashmiri people. Pakistan calls upon India to cease
its coercive measures and to unconditionally release all those
arbitrarily detained in IIOJK. We further urge India to take concrete
steps to end the persecution of all religious minorities, particularly
Muslims and Christians,” the FO added. Reiterating its commitment to a
peaceful, just, and lasting resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir
dispute, Pakistan emphasised that it must be settled in line with
relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the
Kashmiri people. The FO urged India to halt repressive policies,
reverse demographic and legal changes, restore fundamental freedoms,
and engage in meaningful dialogue.
“Pakistan will continue to extend moral, political, and diplomatic
support to the Kashmiri people in their just struggle against foreign
occupation.”