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Kashmiri diaspora hold protest outside Indian Consulate in US
The protesters demanded that the Government of India end their "brutal suppression" of unarmed protestors that has so far resulted in 88 people, predominantly youth, being killed and 11,500 injured at the hands of forces.
GK Web Desk
Srinagar | Posted : Sep 27 2016 2:37PM | Updated: Sep 27 2016 2:52PM
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More than a hundred Non Resident Kashmiris (NRKs) and other human rights activists of Houston, Texas, United States staged a peaceful protest outside the Indian Consulate, Houston located at 4300 Scotland Street on Friday, September 23.
The protesters advocating peace and justice for Kashmiris, sought to remind the Government of India of its obligations under international law to uphold the human rights of the people of Kashmir, who once more have been subject to a wave of "State terror through intimidation and violence by Indian armed forces" following the protests that erupted across Kashmir after the killing of Burhan Wani on July 8.
The protesters demanded that the Government of India end their "brutal suppression" of unarmed protestors that has so far resulted in 88 people, predominantly youth, being killed and 11,500 injured at the hands of forces.
They also demanded that the government stop the "barbaric" practice of using pellet shot guns to disperse protestors that has so far blinded 800 people, including 300 who are totally blinded in both eyes.
The protestors vociferously demanded the release of Khurram Pervez, a human rights activist, who has been illegally detained by the Indian government while attempting to travel to the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva to expose the "crimes perpetrated by the Indian armed forces against Kashmiris."
The Indian government had earlier denied the request of the Geneva based Human Rights Council for an independent and impartial probe into the numerous reports of "brutality, torture and unlawful killings in Kashmir."
The protesters also urged the citizens of the world, particularly the people of conscience within India to hold their government accountable for its "human rights abuses" in Kashmir since the uprising began in 1989.
They appealed to the conscientious people of India to look beyond the politics of land grab, regard Kashmir as more than its land value, and acknowledge that Kashmiris have the same aspirations for life and liberty as any other human being of the world.
The protesters expressed frustration and indignation at the gross double standards shown by the Indian public when it comes to the issue of Kashmir.
They pointed out that the horrific rape of a student in the Indian capital city of New Delhi in 2012 united public opinion against the violence and oppression of women but the "rape of hundreds of Kashmiri women by the Indian army and paramilitary forces since 1990 is met with indifference."
http://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/ka...st-outside-indian-consulate-in-us/229433.html
The protesters demanded that the Government of India end their "brutal suppression" of unarmed protestors that has so far resulted in 88 people, predominantly youth, being killed and 11,500 injured at the hands of forces.
GK Web Desk
Srinagar | Posted : Sep 27 2016 2:37PM | Updated: Sep 27 2016 2:52PM
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Photo: Greater Kashmir
More than a hundred Non Resident Kashmiris (NRKs) and other human rights activists of Houston, Texas, United States staged a peaceful protest outside the Indian Consulate, Houston located at 4300 Scotland Street on Friday, September 23.
The protesters advocating peace and justice for Kashmiris, sought to remind the Government of India of its obligations under international law to uphold the human rights of the people of Kashmir, who once more have been subject to a wave of "State terror through intimidation and violence by Indian armed forces" following the protests that erupted across Kashmir after the killing of Burhan Wani on July 8.
The protesters demanded that the Government of India end their "brutal suppression" of unarmed protestors that has so far resulted in 88 people, predominantly youth, being killed and 11,500 injured at the hands of forces.
They also demanded that the government stop the "barbaric" practice of using pellet shot guns to disperse protestors that has so far blinded 800 people, including 300 who are totally blinded in both eyes.
The protestors vociferously demanded the release of Khurram Pervez, a human rights activist, who has been illegally detained by the Indian government while attempting to travel to the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva to expose the "crimes perpetrated by the Indian armed forces against Kashmiris."
The Indian government had earlier denied the request of the Geneva based Human Rights Council for an independent and impartial probe into the numerous reports of "brutality, torture and unlawful killings in Kashmir."
The protesters also urged the citizens of the world, particularly the people of conscience within India to hold their government accountable for its "human rights abuses" in Kashmir since the uprising began in 1989.
They appealed to the conscientious people of India to look beyond the politics of land grab, regard Kashmir as more than its land value, and acknowledge that Kashmiris have the same aspirations for life and liberty as any other human being of the world.
The protesters expressed frustration and indignation at the gross double standards shown by the Indian public when it comes to the issue of Kashmir.
They pointed out that the horrific rape of a student in the Indian capital city of New Delhi in 2012 united public opinion against the violence and oppression of women but the "rape of hundreds of Kashmiri women by the Indian army and paramilitary forces since 1990 is met with indifference."
http://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/ka...st-outside-indian-consulate-in-us/229433.html
