Indian soldiers kill Kashmiris for their sport: JKCHR

Islamabad

Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights (JKCHR) has written to National Human Rights Commission of India and the UN Human Rights Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are placed under curfew for the past 18 days and the Indian soldiers kill us for their sport, says a press release.

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani Secretary General JKCHR has said that “As flies to wanton boys are we to the Indian soldier, they kill us for their sport”. The letter states that the arrest of 82 year old Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the arrest of Mirwaiz Dr. Umar Farooq just for stepping out of their homes, to travel and express solidarity with the people in Anantnag district, which has seen the highest number of deaths during the popular protest against the killing of Burhan Wani a young State Subject, is a shame and needs to be condemned by every decent human in India and in all capitals of the world.

JKCHR has said that placing the people of Valley in Kashmir under a 17 day continued curfew, killing 52 unarmed people (all Muslims), disabling hundreds of youth for life by the use of banned pellet guns direct into their eyes, fatally injuring hundreds more, attempting to starve people, leaving the elderly without medicine and infants without milk and using a Hindu army against a Muslim population, merits the attention of every decent Indian and in particular National Human Rights Commission of India. Credibility of NHRC has remained a self-serving defence in the hands of Government of India, while replying at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva about the use of AFSPA and during the UN debate on periodic review of the Human Rights Situation in Kashmir.

Dr. Nazir Gilani has highlighted that the temporary admission (part of a provisional arrangement) granted to Indian security forces has been referred to UN SC by Indian Government on January 1, 1948 for ratification or annulment by the free vote of the of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian army is at war with the unarmed civilians. It is forcing an unwilling Kashmiri population to live under its control. Indian army has violated the bilateral and UN restraints. It makes the Indian army an occupation force.

JKCHR letter stated that Government of India continues to use its military as a private army in mercenary-related activities to humble and vanquish Kashmiri Muslim. It is in violation of para 12 of UN Resolution of April 21, 1948, which has asked India:

“The Government of India should themselves and through the Government of the State declare and make known that all subjects of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, regardless of creed, caste or party, will be safe and free in expressing their views and in voting on the question of accession of the State and that there will be freedom of the press, speech and assembly and freedom of travel in the State, including freedom of lawful entry and exit”.

NHRC of India and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights have been urged to take urgent cognisance of the situation and see whether Indian delegations have been truthful in assuring the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, that National Human Rights Commission of India acts as a watch dog and any violation of human rights could be brought to its notice.