RTC recommendations sent to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Islamabad

Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights (JKCHR) has sent the Guidance Paper of the roundtable conference on Indian atrocities against Kashmiris a threat to good community relations in Europe, US, Middle East and many other countries of the world’ and its five recommendations to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, says a press release.

The conference on Indian atrocities against Kashmiris a threat to good community relations in Europe, US, Middle East and many other countries of the world’, was held in Islamabad.First session of the conference was chaired by Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan and the second session was chaired by General (r) Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan former president AJK.

Former chief justices of the Supreme Court and High Court of Azad Kashmir, APHC, and people from all walks of life participated in the conference.

It was proposed by the President of Azad Kashmir that the Guidance Paper should be circulated as a UN Document at the General Assembly, Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council. The proposal was endorsed by the conference.

The roundtable conference made the five recommendations:

In view of UN SC Resolutions 99 of 1951 and 122 of 1957, Elections of any kind would not constitute a substitute for UN supervised Plebiscite.

The decision of a UN supervised Plebiscite has frozen the people of Jammu and Kashmir, living as fractured and distributed people on both sides of the UN supervised cease fire line into a non-action and it has taken away the means of self-defence from them. Indian forces have rendered themselves into “occupation forces” and are at war with the defenceless people of Kashmir and at war with the Charter of the United Nations. People of Kashmir are degraded and inhumanely treated, imprisoned, tortured, involuntarily disappeared, killed, disabled and now blinded by the use of lethal pellet guns. United Nations should move in to construct a defence and protect these people, who remain a subject of UN Security Council Agenda.

Indian occupation forces are engaged in gross and systematic abuse of human rights, atrocities and war crimes. World should intervene against draconian laws like AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) and take notice of reward money being given for killing a Kashmiri who dissents and opposes the Indian Rule in Kashmir.

The roundtable conference reiterated its unconditional support to the principle of ‘equality and right of self-determination” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.  RTC welcomed the President Tayyep Erdogan's offer of assistance to solve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India by further improving dialogue between the two states. RTC in particular appreciated the call to put an end to bloodshed in Kashmir. RTC noted that bilateralism as envisaged in UN SC Resolutions should not remain an indeterminate process and it is time for the United Nations to step in to protect life, honour and habitat in Kashmir

The conference recommended that it is high time that UN Secretary General needs to be reminded of his duties under Article 99 of the Charter in respect of the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir which requires special attention. Indian atrocities being committed against the defenceless people are not only a threat to peace in the region but the images coming out could rupture the community peace in Europe, US, Middle East and many other countries of the world.

President of Azad Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan and the conference acknowledged the work of JKCHR and assured its President Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani of all cooperation.