ANKARA Pakistan's ambassador to Turkey has said that the UN Security Council holding three meetings on Kashmir since Aug. 5, 2019 negates the Indian notion that the disputed region is its "internal matter." Last August, the Indian government revoked special provisions of Articles 370 and 35A from
Some Easing, but Abusive Restrictions Persist An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as snow falls in Srinagar, Kashmir. Kashmir has been under a lockdown for five months. Fearing that Kashmiris might protest the revocation of autonomy provided to Jammu and Kashmir state under India’s constitution, the government
UN experts call on India to reopen human rights commission or establish independent body to aid investigations ANKARA The UN has again called on India to probe alleged cases of forced disappearance and mass graves in Jammu and Kashmir. In a letter this week addressed to the Indian
Islamabad – One year after India revoked partial independence for a territory under its control, residents and human rights groups say the situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir remains deeply disturbing. “(H)undreds of people remain detained without charge, critics are threatened with arrest, and access to the internet
New York: United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, urged Yemen's rival parties to "include women in the conflict negotiations". "Yemeni women's activism, persistent efforts and initiatives to end this war provide hope and inspiration," Griffiths said, adding that his office was continuing to engage
New Delhi: Indian police "committed serious human rights violations" during deadly religious riots in Delhi earlier this year, Amnesty International alleges. It said police beat protesters, tortured detainees and at times took part in riots with Hindu mobs. More than 40 people died when clashes broke out
Srinagar: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons expressed “serious concern” over the potential misuse of sensitive documents and devices seized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after its investigators raided the group’s office in Hyderpora, Srinagar. The group said the NIA seized files that contained records
Srinagar: In Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and other Hurriyat leaders and organizations have deplored that India is using molestation of women as a weapon of war to suppress the Kashmiris’ just struggle for securing their inalienable right
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, speakers at a one-day seminar have called upon the international community to take India to task for perpetrating war crimes in terms of sexual and physical harassment of women in the territory.The event was organized by Jammu
Islamabad: Calling the US-Taliban peace agreement a historic opportunity, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi underlined that progress in the intra-Afghan negotiations would help reduce violence and lead to ceasefire. Qureshi, who met the visiting Speaker of Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga Mir Rahman Rahmani here, also cautioned against