May 09 , 2016
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EU’s signature drive on Kashmir begins today
By NNI
BRUSSELS: The Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) would move its widespread awareness movement on the issue of Kashmir titled, ‘One Million Signature Campaign’ into some other countries of Europe next week.The EU based campaign had been first launched from Belgium some years back and so far, a large number the people in different European countries have signed the documents of the awareness drive. The local NGOs and social activists based in different European countries have supported the motivation of move and holding camps in the context in the host countries. About new destinations of the move, the EU Kashmir Council Chairman Ali Raza Syed said, “The one-day camps would be held tomorrow (Monday) in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, on May 10 (Tuesday) in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia and on May 11 (Wednesday) in Vienna, the capital of Austria. According to him, the Council has already organised successful camps in connection with the signature campaign in different EU countries and a massive number of people showed their positive response in this regard.
It is important to mention that the basic aim of the EU based signature drive is to collect a million signatures in order to highlight the conflict of Kashmir and to pressurise New Delhi to stop the human rights’ abuses perpetrated by the Indian forces in the Indian held Kashmir (IHK).
The collection of one million signatures would be presented in the shape of a document to the ‘European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee’ to raise the issue of violations of human rights in IHK.
In his statement, EU Kashmir Council chairman expressed serious concern over the grave human rights violations by Indian troops in the Indian Held Kashmir. While condemning the violations, he raised issues related to killing of innocent people in extra judicial actions, illegal detention of youth and political leaders and enormous search operations against innocent masses by Indian security forces in the occupied territory. Ali Raza Syed urged the international community especially United Nations (UN) to stop human rights abuses in IHK and to take necessary steps for a suitable and peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue in accordance with the wishes of people of Kashmir.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk