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Concerns grow over Pakistani forces' human rights abuses in PoK
Some people are worried about how soldiers in a place called Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are treating the people who live there.
A group called the United Kashmir People's National Party says many bad things are happening.
They say people have been hurt, arrested, and even disappeared.
They also say homes, shops, and other property have been damaged.
The group wants the whole world to know about this.
They want phones and the internet to work again so families can talk to each other.
They want the people who did bad things to be punished fairly.
They asked the United Nations to come and check what is happening.
They also want the bodies of people who died to be returned to their families for proper burials.
The group hopes this will make life better and safer for the people in Kashmir.
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has drawn international attention to humanitarian abuses by Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Allegations include extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, unlawful detention, excessive force, and destruction of property.
Dozens of civilians have reportedly died and hundreds have been arrested or detained since June 5, according to the Joint Awami Action Committee and international media.
UKPNP called for the immediate restoration of mobile networks, internet access, and other communication services in PoK.
The group urged the United Nations to send an independent fact-finding and human rights monitoring mission to PoK.
- Who
- The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), raising concerns on behalf of civilians in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
- What
- Alleged human rights abuses by Pakistani forces, including killings, disappearances, detentions, and communication blackouts, with calls for independent investigation and UN action
- Where
- Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
- When
- Since June 5 of this year, when the reported abuses and protests began
- Why
- To press Pakistan to end excessive and lethal use of force and to hold those responsible accountable through credible legal processes
Key facts
- Organization
- United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP)
- Region
- Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
- Reported civilian deaths
- Dozens since June 5
- Reported arrests or detentions
- Hundreds
- Allegations
- Extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, unlawful detention, excessive force, property destruction
- Key demands
- Restore communications, release detainees, return bodies, restore freedom of movement and expression
- UN action requested
- Independent fact-finding and human rights monitoring mission
- Information sources
- Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and international media reports
Quotes
United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP)
Pakistani‑occupied Kashmir advocacy group
“Allegations of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, unlawful detention, excessive use of force, and destruction or vandalism of homes, shops, businesses and private property must be independently investigated. Those responsible for criminal conduct must be held accountable through credible and impartial legal processes.”
thehansindia.com
“The continuing restrictions have isolated communities and left millions of diaspora Kashmiris unable to communicate with their families.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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