Malik urges UNHCHR to notice HR abuses in IOK by Indian forces

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Abdul Rehman Malik Saturday has written a letter to, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Ms. Michelle Bachele against continuing human rights violation, continuing curfew in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) for the last 7 months by Indian forces. During his press conference Senator Rehman Malik made public the letter he wrote to UNHCHR in which he has urged her to accord serious attention to this blatant and serious violation of human rights in IOK, and to constitute a high powered human rights committee to visit the IOK to personally see the situation and report it to your good offices and UN. In his letter to Michelle Bachele, Rehman Malik stated that, he avails the opportunity to refer to your earlier report released on July 8, 2019, that has pointing out the gross human rights abuse by the India’s state security forces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in IOK.” Unfortunately, he stated that soon after formal identification of India as a violator of Human Rights in IOK, in an act of gross disregard intimidated the UN and the world, revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019, and instantly poured in thousands of state security forces troops who imposed an instant curfew, closed down telecommunications and internet services, and indiscriminately arrested innocent political leaders and activists. Sadly, this violation was conspicuous by the eerie silence of the HR bodies.