Civil society members in IIOJK fiercely condemned the continued illegal detention of Hurriyat leaders, activists and Kashmiri youth languishing in different jails across India and the occupied territory, describing it as political repression.
IIOJK civil society strongly condemns crackdown on Hurriyat leadership and youth
ISLAMABAD, Jun 16 (APP):Civil society members in IIOJK fiercely condemned the continued illegal detention of Hurriyat leaders, activists and Kashmiri youth languishing in different jails across India and the occupied territory, describing it as political repression.
According to Kashmir Media Service, civil society members in Srinagar said the Indian BJP government and its administration in IIOJK are deliberately prolonging the detention of Hurriyat leaders and activists by implicating them in what they described as fabricated cases.
They alleged that the authorities are using the judiciary and the National Investigation Agency to target pro-freedom Kashmiri leaders and suppress political dissent.
The members also criticized the New Delhi-appointed Lieutenant Governor’s campaigns and public gatherings held under slogans of peace and anti-drug initiatives, calling them a cover for ongoing repression. They claimed that Kashmiris continue to live under an atmosphere of fear due to stringent laws and the heavy presence of Indian forces across the territory.
They further asserted that these laws have empowered security agencies to arbitrarily detain, harass and even kill Kashmiris with impunity.
Urging international intervention, they appealed to the United Nations, the OIC and global human rights organizations to take notice of what they termed “judicial terrorism” and the continued detention of Hurriyat leaders and other Kashmiri prisoners.
Those detained include APHC Chairman Masarrat Aalam, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Asiya Andrabi, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Ayaz Akbar, Pir Saifullah, Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwa, Advocate Shahidul Islam, Farooq Ahmed Dar, Fehmeda Sofi, Nahida Nasreen, Dr. Hameed Fayyaz, Ayaz Mushtaqul Islam, Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, Maulvi Bashir Ahmed, Bilal Siddiqui, human rights defender Khurram Parvez, and others.
