OHCHR report says soluti­on to Kashmi­r disput­e is to grant people of IoK legiti­mate right to self-determ­inatio­n: FOThe Foreign Office on Monday appreciated the release of the second report of the United Nation’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) and reiterated Islamabad’s support for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry (COI). “We again welcome the OHCHR’s recommendation for the establishment of a COI to investigate the gross and systematic human rights violations in IoK,” read a statement issued by the FO. The report, said the FO, highlights the excessive use of force by Indian forces against protesters and Kashmiri Muslims. He lamented the “lack of credible investigation into human rights violations perpetrated by Indian occupation forces” and called for international attention towards “restrictions on expression and movement of independent journalists to prevent the voices of Kashmiris reaching the international community”. Pakistan had hailed the publication of the report and said it validated Islamabad’s stance on the need for international intervention in the occupied valley.

Source: The Express Tribune July 08, 2019 12:33 UTC