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ISLAMABAD, May 13 (APP):The Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights (JKCHR) welcomes the recent U.S.-brokered ceasefire between India and Pakistan and President Donald Trump’s public offer to mediate on Kashmir.
This development marks a vital departure from the long-standing diplomatic stalemate, reasserting Kashmir’s status as an unresolved international issue, received a press release here on Tuesday.
President Trump’s direct references to Kashmir, including on social media, have re-internationalised the dispute and challenged India’s narrative that Kashmir is an “internal matter.” His engagement aligns with the historical U.S. role in Kashmir—reflected in the appointment of Admiral Chester Nimitz as UN Plebiscite Administrator and Dr. Frank
Graham’s mediation under the UN mandate.
JKCHR urges stakeholders to seize this diplomatic opening. The Simla Agreement has failed as a bilateral mechanism; the U.S. initiative confirms that third-party involvement is both necessary and legitimate. Kashmir remains a non-self-governing territory under Chapter XI of the UN Charter, with the people of Jammu and Kashmir as the principal stakeholders.
JKCHR calls for, Pakistan to formally notify the UN, OIC, and key actors of this shift and reinvigorate
the Kashmir file, including calls for demilitarization per UNCIP resolutions.
Kashmiris to mobilize a global campaign affirming their status as a third party to the dispute and reframe Kashmir as an unfinished case of decolonization.
President Trump’s intervention could be a turning point. JKCHR urges all parties to ensure the peace process is guided by justice, consent, and the UN Charter.