Kashmir; Aggressive diplomacy begining to have its effects
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Here are some more effects of that aggressive diplomacy:
Senior US Congressman and co-chair of the India caucus praises Modi for promoting peace and stability in Kashmir:
https://www.congress.gov/congressio...ns-of-remarks-section/article/e1385-3?s=1&r=1
US says supports India over Article 370 withdrawal, only some concerns over restrictions
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA05/20191022/110142/HHRG-116-FA05-Wstate-WellsA-20191022.pdf
UNSC declines to release a statement o Kashmir
Pakistan fails to get enough support at the UNHRC to file a resolution
Russia says Article 370 is an internal matter of India
Trump says Modi has Kashmir under control
Senior US Congressman and co-chair of the India caucus praises Modi for promoting peace and stability in Kashmir:
https://www.congress.gov/congressio...ns-of-remarks-section/article/e1385-3?s=1&r=1
US says supports India over Article 370 withdrawal, only some concerns over restrictions
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA05/20191022/110142/HHRG-116-FA05-Wstate-WellsA-20191022.pdf
UNSC declines to release a statement o Kashmir
Pakistan fails to get enough support at the UNHRC to file a resolution
Russia says Article 370 is an internal matter of India
Trump says Modi has Kashmir under control
Didn't the UNHRC debate the Kashmir issue ?
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Yes, but Pakistan could not get enough countries' support to file a resolution. It was basically a back-and-forth between India and Pakistan, with no results.
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India must restore normalcy in Kashmir: MEPs
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Khalid Hameed Farooqi
November 11, 2019
Kashmir-EU week: The 12th Edition of Kashmir-EU week in the European Parliament (EP) concluded with the demand from India to restore normalcy in IOJ&K by restoring 370 and 35(A) an ending more than three-month old curfew.
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BRUSSELS: The 12th edition of Kashmir-EU week in the European Parliament (EP) has been concluded with the demand from India to restore normalcy in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K)
The MEPs urged India to restore 370 and 35A, ending more than three-month old curfew, restriction on the free movement of people, immediate release of 13000 political youth and enforced unlawful imprisonment of political prisoners away from state of Jammu and Kashmir in different states of India.
Moreover, MEPs Noshina Mubarak, Chair of South Asia Delegation of the European Parliament said, "this situation in IOK is unacceptable to democratic and civilised world."
Zainab Drobi, Sadia mir, Khaoula Sidiqui and Surya Siddiqi at the 12th edition of Kashmir-EU Week in the European Parliament.
Philp Banion , Member of Human right Sub Committee of EP, stressed that India’s action was a gross violation of human rights. He urged India to grant People of Kashmir right plebiscite .
Dr Sajjad Karim former MEP, expressed: "This is a duty of India to provide a conducive environment where people of Kashmir use their legal right to decide about the future according to the UN resolution."
Week long activities included conference with the sessions on Human Rights , Civil liberties, exchange of views with MEPs, experts Workshop "Where do we go from here ?" Photo exhibition , Beauty of Kashmir, the Richness of its culture and unfolding tragedy.
First session of the conference devoted to Human rights where Member of the European Parliament and Human Rights sub Committee Shafaq Mohmmad opened the Debate with remarks "India has an obligation to comply with international human rights law and india has to revoke Armed Forces Special Power Act."
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Mohmmad Farooqi Haider Khan shared with Member of European Parliament first hand information about ongoing situation on the LoC and in J&K . Farooqi Haider talked about the Indian shelling on villages along the line of control, which claimed innocent lives of women, children and men .
The organiser of the Kashmir-EU week and Chairman of Kashmir Council EU, Ali Raza Syed, told participants of the Conference that India trying to distort facts by making alliances with far right political parties in Europe and brought 27 MEPs - 24 of them belong to Far rights to Indian occupied Kashmir - to deceive the world . These all MEPs who recently visited New Delhi and Srinagar gave speeches during Kashmir urgency debate in the European Parliament in September Strasbourg in favour of India, even before going there, he added.
Four Kashmiri women from Srinager , Sadia Mir an Academic , Khaoula Sidiqui , Daughter of famous freedom fighter Farooqi Sidiqui, Zainab Broabi Kashmiri Activist , Surya Sidiqui, World Kashmiri Diaspora Alliance now based in London, New York, Manchester and Toronto gave their account of events unfolding in IO J&K
What is happening in Kashmir is dangerous to show what can happen to ethnic minorities within India: it’s unconstitutional, against human rights, unsustainable and dangerous...
Torture and restriction on civil liberties broke youth down mentally, and there were no avenues for the freedom of speech - India purposely created a climate that gives young people no choice but to protest/dissent.
India right wing say this is a separatist rhetoric, but thousands of cases of human right abuses have been documented well before this... it’s not narrative, it’s fact.
It said that nobody can speak for the Kashmiri people’s right of self determination, adding: "Other nations should advocate for us, if they believe in the legal framework, in world order, holding nations acceptable for their actions, but you must give Kashmiri’s the right to choose as was promised to be upheld by the UN.
"World cannot sit back and accept this because it sends a dangerous signal, supports rise of populism, we’ve seen this historically in Europe and mustn’t let it happen again."
Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan held separate meetings with Members of European Parliament Mr. Davies Chris MEP , Mr. Bernard Guetta France MEP and Mr. Javeir Nart MEP from Spain.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister briefed the members of parliament about the Indian state terrorism in IOJ&K and ceasefire line areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Indian govt has been trying every barbaric act to suppress peaceful struggle of people but failed for the last seventy two years. From last three month Kashmir is under siege.
He said in last three months in IO J&K Indian occupational forces had killed about 42 civilians and 42 women were raped. Indian forces are using pellets to disperse peaceful protestors. In last three years’ due to pellets 10298 civilians injured, 147 persons had lost their complete eyesight and 215 had lost their one eye sight.
The AJK premier told the members that all political leadership of Kashmir is in jails. Almost 14,000 civilians including children of 11-12 years had been arrested in the last three months. People of IO J&K are living in a cage, they have no access to hospitals and there is a shortage of food and medicines. People living outside from IO J&K do not know about their families there because of complete communication blockade from last three months. The AJK Premier said that Indian forces are killing people of Kashmir on both sides of the ceasefire line. Indian forces are violating ceasefire line and targeting civilian population, hospitals and schools.
“In last ten months of this year due to Indian shelling 53 people were killed, 246 injured, 496 houses , 52 shops were damaged and 83 cattle head perished”, he added.
Raja Farooq Haider Khan said that Indian government is interested in the land and resources of Kashmir; she had no interest with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. India is occupier and aggressor in Kashmir and international community should understand this. Our struggle is against occupier and for right to self determination.
Kashmir-EU week the Photo Exhibition was organised by the Famous Belgian Photographer Cedric Gerbehaye . He displayed his photography about Indian held kashmir , moreover Book on kashmir, handicraft , shawls and other manifestation of culture can be seen as well . Large number of Meps , Diplomats and intellectuals showed great interest in the Exhibition which was on display for whole week on major venue in the European Parliament .
World
Khalid Hameed Farooqi
November 11, 2019
Kashmir-EU week: The 12th Edition of Kashmir-EU week in the European Parliament (EP) concluded with the demand from India to restore normalcy in IOJ&K by restoring 370 and 35(A) an ending more than three-month old curfew.
ShareNext Story >>>
BRUSSELS: The 12th edition of Kashmir-EU week in the European Parliament (EP) has been concluded with the demand from India to restore normalcy in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K)
The MEPs urged India to restore 370 and 35A, ending more than three-month old curfew, restriction on the free movement of people, immediate release of 13000 political youth and enforced unlawful imprisonment of political prisoners away from state of Jammu and Kashmir in different states of India.
Moreover, MEPs Noshina Mubarak, Chair of South Asia Delegation of the European Parliament said, "this situation in IOK is unacceptable to democratic and civilised world."
Zainab Drobi, Sadia mir, Khaoula Sidiqui and Surya Siddiqi at the 12th edition of Kashmir-EU Week in the European Parliament.
Philp Banion , Member of Human right Sub Committee of EP, stressed that India’s action was a gross violation of human rights. He urged India to grant People of Kashmir right plebiscite .
Dr Sajjad Karim former MEP, expressed: "This is a duty of India to provide a conducive environment where people of Kashmir use their legal right to decide about the future according to the UN resolution."
Week long activities included conference with the sessions on Human Rights , Civil liberties, exchange of views with MEPs, experts Workshop "Where do we go from here ?" Photo exhibition , Beauty of Kashmir, the Richness of its culture and unfolding tragedy.
First session of the conference devoted to Human rights where Member of the European Parliament and Human Rights sub Committee Shafaq Mohmmad opened the Debate with remarks "India has an obligation to comply with international human rights law and india has to revoke Armed Forces Special Power Act."
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Mohmmad Farooqi Haider Khan shared with Member of European Parliament first hand information about ongoing situation on the LoC and in J&K . Farooqi Haider talked about the Indian shelling on villages along the line of control, which claimed innocent lives of women, children and men .
The organiser of the Kashmir-EU week and Chairman of Kashmir Council EU, Ali Raza Syed, told participants of the Conference that India trying to distort facts by making alliances with far right political parties in Europe and brought 27 MEPs - 24 of them belong to Far rights to Indian occupied Kashmir - to deceive the world . These all MEPs who recently visited New Delhi and Srinagar gave speeches during Kashmir urgency debate in the European Parliament in September Strasbourg in favour of India, even before going there, he added.
Four Kashmiri women from Srinager , Sadia Mir an Academic , Khaoula Sidiqui , Daughter of famous freedom fighter Farooqi Sidiqui, Zainab Broabi Kashmiri Activist , Surya Sidiqui, World Kashmiri Diaspora Alliance now based in London, New York, Manchester and Toronto gave their account of events unfolding in IO J&K
What is happening in Kashmir is dangerous to show what can happen to ethnic minorities within India: it’s unconstitutional, against human rights, unsustainable and dangerous...
Torture and restriction on civil liberties broke youth down mentally, and there were no avenues for the freedom of speech - India purposely created a climate that gives young people no choice but to protest/dissent.
India right wing say this is a separatist rhetoric, but thousands of cases of human right abuses have been documented well before this... it’s not narrative, it’s fact.
It said that nobody can speak for the Kashmiri people’s right of self determination, adding: "Other nations should advocate for us, if they believe in the legal framework, in world order, holding nations acceptable for their actions, but you must give Kashmiri’s the right to choose as was promised to be upheld by the UN.
"World cannot sit back and accept this because it sends a dangerous signal, supports rise of populism, we’ve seen this historically in Europe and mustn’t let it happen again."
Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan held separate meetings with Members of European Parliament Mr. Davies Chris MEP , Mr. Bernard Guetta France MEP and Mr. Javeir Nart MEP from Spain.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister briefed the members of parliament about the Indian state terrorism in IOJ&K and ceasefire line areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Indian govt has been trying every barbaric act to suppress peaceful struggle of people but failed for the last seventy two years. From last three month Kashmir is under siege.
He said in last three months in IO J&K Indian occupational forces had killed about 42 civilians and 42 women were raped. Indian forces are using pellets to disperse peaceful protestors. In last three years’ due to pellets 10298 civilians injured, 147 persons had lost their complete eyesight and 215 had lost their one eye sight.
The AJK premier told the members that all political leadership of Kashmir is in jails. Almost 14,000 civilians including children of 11-12 years had been arrested in the last three months. People of IO J&K are living in a cage, they have no access to hospitals and there is a shortage of food and medicines. People living outside from IO J&K do not know about their families there because of complete communication blockade from last three months. The AJK Premier said that Indian forces are killing people of Kashmir on both sides of the ceasefire line. Indian forces are violating ceasefire line and targeting civilian population, hospitals and schools.
“In last ten months of this year due to Indian shelling 53 people were killed, 246 injured, 496 houses , 52 shops were damaged and 83 cattle head perished”, he added.
Raja Farooq Haider Khan said that Indian government is interested in the land and resources of Kashmir; she had no interest with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. India is occupier and aggressor in Kashmir and international community should understand this. Our struggle is against occupier and for right to self determination.
Kashmir-EU week the Photo Exhibition was organised by the Famous Belgian Photographer Cedric Gerbehaye . He displayed his photography about Indian held kashmir , moreover Book on kashmir, handicraft , shawls and other manifestation of culture can be seen as well . Large number of Meps , Diplomats and intellectuals showed great interest in the Exhibition which was on display for whole week on major venue in the European Parliament .
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India braces for another US hearing on situation in Kashmir
Indrani Bagchi | TNN | Nov 13, 2019, 06:14 IST
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NEW DELHI: Fresh from a bruising US congressional hearing on Kashmir, India will likely see yet another set of critical voices at Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
(set up by his family members after his death) currently led by Jim McGovern (Democrat) and Chris Smith (Republican) have called for a hearing on November 14 to “examine the human rights situation in the former state of Jammu and Kashmir in India in historical and national context.”
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time this particular commission would be holding hearings critical of India. In 2014 and 2015, it heard depositions on the plight of religious minorities in India, and on the
1984 anti-Sikh riots
. The commission does not enjoy the authority to write legislation but it can lobby and raise awareness on the Hill. The hearing will not make a material difference to official US policy, but it would be one more lobbying effort sponsored and supported by
Pakistan against
India on Capitol Hill at a time when the bipartisan consensus on India is fragile. The panelists who are scheduled to speak at the hearing, say sources in Washington, are not likely to give credence to the Indian point of view.
Among the panelists, Haley Duschinski is co-founder of the Critical Kashmir Studies collective of academic researchers studying Kashmir. She is also part of the Kashmir Scholars Consultative and Action Network (KSCAN), which has been engaging in advocacy against India following the abrogation of Art 370 by the BJP government.
Yousra Y Fazili is an attorney and writer based in Washington DC where she works on middle-east and south Asian policy but more importantly, is the niece of Mubeen Shah -- Kashmiri businessman currently under arrest.
Sehla Ashai is a senior staff attorney at the Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, where she represents Muslim-American clients facing discrimination in immigration matters Of Kashmiri origin, she has been openly critical of the Indian move to nullify Art 370 describing
Narendra Modi
as a “fascist”.
Arjun Singh Sethi is a civil rights lawyer, working closely with Muslim, Arab, south Asian, and Sikh communities and is an expert in policing, the war on terror, and racial and religious profiling, and a recent author of an article opposing the Gates award to Modi.
John Sifton, advocacy director at
Human Rights Watch
, has been critical of India’s human rights record, not only in Kashmir, but also recently criticised “cow protection” groups that have been accused of lynchings in parts of north India.
A separate panel will be addressed by Anurima Bhargava, commissioner to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), bipartisan entity established by the US Congress to monitor threats to religious freedom in other countries.
Indrani Bagchi | TNN | Nov 13, 2019, 06:14 IST
NEW DELHI: Fresh from a bruising US congressional hearing on Kashmir, India will likely see yet another set of critical voices at Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
(set up by his family members after his death) currently led by Jim McGovern (Democrat) and Chris Smith (Republican) have called for a hearing on November 14 to “examine the human rights situation in the former state of Jammu and Kashmir in India in historical and national context.”
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time this particular commission would be holding hearings critical of India. In 2014 and 2015, it heard depositions on the plight of religious minorities in India, and on the
1984 anti-Sikh riots
. The commission does not enjoy the authority to write legislation but it can lobby and raise awareness on the Hill. The hearing will not make a material difference to official US policy, but it would be one more lobbying effort sponsored and supported by
Pakistan against
India on Capitol Hill at a time when the bipartisan consensus on India is fragile. The panelists who are scheduled to speak at the hearing, say sources in Washington, are not likely to give credence to the Indian point of view.
Among the panelists, Haley Duschinski is co-founder of the Critical Kashmir Studies collective of academic researchers studying Kashmir. She is also part of the Kashmir Scholars Consultative and Action Network (KSCAN), which has been engaging in advocacy against India following the abrogation of Art 370 by the BJP government.
Yousra Y Fazili is an attorney and writer based in Washington DC where she works on middle-east and south Asian policy but more importantly, is the niece of Mubeen Shah -- Kashmiri businessman currently under arrest.
Sehla Ashai is a senior staff attorney at the Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, where she represents Muslim-American clients facing discrimination in immigration matters Of Kashmiri origin, she has been openly critical of the Indian move to nullify Art 370 describing
Narendra Modi
as a “fascist”.
Arjun Singh Sethi is a civil rights lawyer, working closely with Muslim, Arab, south Asian, and Sikh communities and is an expert in policing, the war on terror, and racial and religious profiling, and a recent author of an article opposing the Gates award to Modi.
John Sifton, advocacy director at
Human Rights Watch
, has been critical of India’s human rights record, not only in Kashmir, but also recently criticised “cow protection” groups that have been accused of lynchings in parts of north India.
A separate panel will be addressed by Anurima Bhargava, commissioner to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), bipartisan entity established by the US Congress to monitor threats to religious freedom in other countries.
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The people who think this matters will be the same people that will say Uighur's and Hongkong issue raised by US is just west propaganda.India braces for another US hearing on situation in Kashmir
Indrani Bagchi | TNN | Nov 13, 2019, 06:14 IST
TNN
NEW DELHI: Fresh from a bruising US congressional hearing on Kashmir, India will likely see yet another set of critical voices at Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
(set up by his family members after his death) currently led by Jim McGovern (Democrat) and Chris Smith (Republican) have called for a hearing on November 14 to “examine the human rights situation in the former state of Jammu and Kashmir in India in historical and national context.”
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time this particular commission would be holding hearings critical of India. In 2014 and 2015, it heard depositions on the plight of religious minorities in India, and on the
1984 anti-Sikh riots
. The commission does not enjoy the authority to write legislation but it can lobby and raise awareness on the Hill. The hearing will not make a material difference to official US policy, but it would be one more lobbying effort sponsored and supported by
Pakistan against
India on Capitol Hill at a time when the bipartisan consensus on India is fragile. The panelists who are scheduled to speak at the hearing, say sources in Washington, are not likely to give credence to the Indian point of view.
Among the panelists, Haley Duschinski is co-founder of the Critical Kashmir Studies collective of academic researchers studying Kashmir. She is also part of the Kashmir Scholars Consultative and Action Network (KSCAN), which has been engaging in advocacy against India following the abrogation of Art 370 by the BJP government.
Yousra Y Fazili is an attorney and writer based in Washington DC where she works on middle-east and south Asian policy but more importantly, is the niece of Mubeen Shah -- Kashmiri businessman currently under arrest.
Sehla Ashai is a senior staff attorney at the Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, where she represents Muslim-American clients facing discrimination in immigration matters Of Kashmiri origin, she has been openly critical of the Indian move to nullify Art 370 describing
Narendra Modi
as a “fascist”.
Arjun Singh Sethi is a civil rights lawyer, working closely with Muslim, Arab, south Asian, and Sikh communities and is an expert in policing, the war on terror, and racial and religious profiling, and a recent author of an article opposing the Gates award to Modi.
John Sifton, advocacy director at
Human Rights Watch
, has been critical of India’s human rights record, not only in Kashmir, but also recently criticised “cow protection” groups that have been accused of lynchings in parts of north India.
A separate panel will be addressed by Anurima Bhargava, commissioner to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), bipartisan entity established by the US Congress to monitor threats to religious freedom in other countries.
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More results of that aggressive diplomacy. Serbia says Kashmir is an internal matter of India
Third UNSC President in a row says Kashmir will not be discussed..
Senior GOP congressmen have openly supported Modi and India on Kashmir/Article 370 on the House floor.
Third UNSC President in a row says Kashmir will not be discussed..
Senior GOP congressmen have openly supported Modi and India on Kashmir/Article 370 on the House floor.
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