Kashmir is still international dispute Under UN charter Chapter 6 : Shireen Mazari at Geneva

Geneva (KW): Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen M Mazari said that Kashmir is not India’s integral part, rather, Kashmir is an internationally recognised dispute.

‘India’s position that Kashmir is its internal issue is not based on any reality at all’ she said while addressing the side event on the 43rd session of United Nations Human Rights Council. The side event titled “Siege Continues In Jammu and Kashmir” was organised by the International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM).

Dr. Mazari said that India took Kashmir issue to UNSC under chapter 6 of the UN charter, not chapter 7.

This means, she said, India accepted that Kashmir was an international dispute.

“Had India gone to UNSC under chapter 7 of the UN charter, it would have accused Pakistan of aggression and so on, but it didn’t do so”.

She also said UNSC had a very clear position that the only option to resolve the Kashmir dispute was free and fair plebiscite.

‘Qualitatively the situation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir has altered after August the 5th, with India’s attempt to annex Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This is actually straight out of the Israeli paybook,’ she said

Mazari said that India was a signatory to the Fourth Geneva Convention and India’s attempt to annex Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir was in direct contravention to that.

‘We have now ICJ advisory opinion on the Palestinian wall, which says that any change in the status of occupied territory or change in demographics, is actually committing to a war crime. India is now effectively guilty of committing war crimes by its actions in occupied Jammu and Kashmir,’ she added.

Executive Director of Human right group Organisation of Kashmir Coalition (OKC) Barrister Abdul Majid Tramboo inaugurated the event with his remarks that the people of Indan held Kashmir were still locked inside their homes with no means of communication.

Mr. Tramboo is also director of INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MINORITIES (IHRAAM) for Europe.
‘There is no internet, there is no social media. The people of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering are at all levels-whether its medical situation, food situation or educational situation’, Tramboo said

Member of European Parliament Klauss Buchner said there was a need to counter- Indian lies at the International level. ‘India claims Pakistan sends terrorists to Kashmir and India has a right to defend themselves. It depends on us to make this situation clear because we need the opinion of the world in our favour. The most important thing here is to make know what happens and make people aware that India is telling lies,’ he said

Member of UN Global Committee for Prevention of Genocide and Atrocity Crimes Dr. Iqtidar Cheema said that India was committing genocide in Kashmir. ‘What is happening in Kashmir is genocide, it is an atrocity crime, it is a program and the world needs to recognise it as such,’ Cheema said.

Kashmiri human rights defender Prof. Nazir Shawl sought International intervention to end Indian repression in Kashmir and said, ‘The world needs to intervene to stop the Indian repression in Kashmir and allow the Kashmiris to use their right of self-determination to decide their political future’.

Founder and CEO of UK based human rights organisation Facilitate Global Soraya Boyd sought an International inquiry into Indian crimes in Kashmir. ‘The current state with regard to curfews there’s nothing that Kashmiris aren’t used to, but it’s certainly the longest by far,’, she said.

Former European Parliament member Frank Schwalbe said that there will be good news from Brussels concerning Kashmir. ‘Fighting for the issue of Kashmir is like a Chinese proverb to make a hole in stone is great. You need a permanent drop of water. Besides good news from the US congress, there will be good news from Brussels concerning Kashmir,’ said Mr. Frank.

Prof. Joseph-Lluis Alay said that the Kashmir dispute is the issue of the right to self-determination that could only be resolved through peaceful means. Prof Joseph said, ’The only way to solve things regarding self-determination and respect for minorities, respect for nationalities is through peaceful means, through dialogue and through this kind of table, which we get this course, we can face each other”.

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