ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and various pro-freedom organizations have come forward to express their deep apprehensions over the ongoing situation faced by incarcerated Hurriyat leaders, youth, and activists within the confines of Indian jails in Occupied Kashmir.
The urgent need to address this issue has prompted leaders such as Sleem Zargar, Bashir Ahmed Andrabi, and Khawaja Firdous from the APHC to issue separate statements, urging global human rights entities, including the United Nations, to undertake visits to Indian detention facilities and Occupied Kashmir. The aim is to ascertain firsthand the circumstances surrounding the Kashmiri detainees and shed light on their plight.
The central concern voiced by these leaders is that many of the detainees, deemed prisoners of conscience, have been subjected to extended detention without proper legal trials. Moreover, they highlight that these detainees are being held under the auspices of varying pretexts, causing their detention periods to be continually prolonged. This reality serves as a rallying point for the APHC and other pro-freedom organizations, who are vehemently advocating for the rights and fair treatment of these individuals.
With these statements, the APHC and affiliated organizations are not only raising the alarm on the mistreatment of detained Hurriyat figures but also emphasizing the importance of international involvement. By inviting entities such as the United Nations and other world human rights organizations to inspect the conditions within Indian jails and Occupied Kashmir, these Kashmiri leaders aim to garner global attention and intervention.
