Occupied valley observes complete shutdown on account of Gaw Kadal massacre anniversarySRINAGAR: Indian occupation forces on Monday martyred two Kashmiri youth in the occupied valley as state-sponsored brutality continued in the region, Express News reported. Scores of Kashmiris took to streets to protest against the ongoing brutality by Indian troops. In the occupied valley, a complete shutdown is being observed to mark the anniversary of the Gaw Kadal massacre, Radio Pakistan reported. Indian troops martyr mentally challenged man in Occupied KashmirThe JRL, in a statement, termed the massacres carried out by Indian troops at Gaw Kadal, Handwara and Kupwara in the 1990s as a reminder of Indian illegal occupation and oppression in the occupied territory. Civilian martyred in Indian firing along LoCEarlier in 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report revealing “impunity for human rights violations and lack of access to justice” to be among human rights challenges in the occupied valley.
Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 08:11 UTC