Chairman South Asia Centre for Peace and Human Rights, Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl has called on the Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen M Mazari in Islamabad on Friday. Mir Adnan Rahman, Head of the Department of Law, AJK University and Incharge AJK Chapter, SACPHR was also present on this occasion. They discussed the existing human rights situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir. Matters relating to the prolonged rights of people of Kashmir and worst human rights violations in IOK also came under discussion. Human Rights Minister Dr Mazari expressed her deep concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in IOK. She reiterated to leave no stone unturned to highlight the Human Rights concerns at the global level and UN Human Rights Council. She said that international community should raise the voice against Indian brutalities and worst Human rights violations particularly against women in IOK adding that world should come forward to resolve the longstanding issue of Kashmir. She said that human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir are crimes against humanity. Shireen Mazari said that innocent people of Indian Occupied Kashmir are denied to the fundamental right of self determination guaranteed by International resolutions. We are aware of the systematic brutalities of Indian occupation forces against women and violations of human rights in IOK. We will move beyond to find a conflict resolution solution premised on plebiscite, she said. The Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari informed about the invitation extended to UN Human Rights Commissioner to visit Pakistan. *-*-*-*
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