ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Human Rights and Women Empowerment, Mushaal Hussein Mullick, voiced grave concern on Sunday regarding the plight of illegally detained Hurriyat leaders in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) territory.
During an interview with a private news channel, she called upon the United Nations to take an active role in securing the release of these leaders and urged India to cease its systematic human rights violations in IIOJK.
Mushaal Hussein Mullick emphasized that altering the demography of the region by granting voting rights to Indian citizens in the internationally recognized disputed territory constituted a significant violation of international law.
She lamented the Modi government’s actions, stating that it had shut the door to all peaceful means of resolving the long-standing Kashmir dispute, resorting instead to extreme measures and turning the occupied territory into a military stronghold.
Mushaal Hussein Mullick stressed the responsibility of the United Nations and all pertinent human rights organizations in settling the Kashmir dispute by implementing relevant resolutions, with the aim of safeguarding the lives of the people in IIOJK.
Furthermore, she pointed out that the Indian government was prolonging the illegal detentions of Kashmiri political prisoners who had been incarcerated for peacefully advocating for the political resolution of the Kashmir dispute, as guaranteed by United Nations Security Council resolutions.
The deteriorating situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, she asserted, demands urgent international attention, and the global community must take immediate action to protect Kashmiris from what she referred to as “Modi’s onslaught.”
Mushaal Hussein Mullick drew attention to the anguish of Kashmiri families, whose loved ones are held in Indian prisons, emphasizing that they are unable to find any occasion for joy and happiness, as they are deeply concerned about the well-being of their relatives in the squalid and overcrowded Indian jails.
