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India Urges Pakistan to End Rights Abuses in Kashmir
At a United Nations meeting, Indian MP Mahima Kumari Mewar criticized Pakistan over its rule in part of Kashmir.
She said Pakistani forces and their supporters had harmed protesters who were asking for rights and basic needs.
The article says more than 90 people have been killed during the protests.
People were also angry about living conditions, prices, and the use of local resources.
A group called the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee helped lead the protests.
Mewar spoke after Pakistan's representative raised Kashmir, but the article does not explain what he said.
She also said Jammu and Kashmir belongs to India.
At the same meeting, she supported efforts to end colonial rule in remaining territories.
At the UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee, Indian MP Mahima Kumari Mewar urged Pakistan to stop alleged human rights violations in the part of Kashmir it controls.
Mewar said Pakistani forces and their proxies had killed dozens of civilians protesting for rights and basic necessities; the article reports that more than 90 people have been killed.
The article says protests grew over election-related concerns, resource exploitation, worsening living conditions, and rising prices, with the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee leading broader demonstrations.
Mewar made her remarks in a right of reply after Pakistan's Acting Permanent Representative Usman Jadoon raised Kashmir; the article does not detail his arguments.
Mewar also reaffirmed India's position that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and spoke in support of continuing UN decolonisation efforts.
- Who
- Indian MP Mahima Kumari Mewar addressed Pakistan's alleged actions; Pakistan's Acting Permanent Representative Usman Jadoon had raised Kashmir.
- What
- Mewar called on Pakistan to stop alleged human rights violations in the part of Kashmir it controls.
- Where
- The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee in New York.
- When
- Friday; the article also describes protests in recent months.
- Why
- Mewar was exercising India's right of reply after Pakistan raised Kashmir; she cited reported violence against protesters seeking rights and basic necessities.
India's position
Pakistan's position in the article
Kashmir at the UN meeting
India's position
Mewar said Pakistan should stop alleged rights violations in the part of Kashmir it controls and described the population as being in open revolt.
Pakistan's position in the article
Pakistan's Acting Permanent Representative Usman Jadoon raised Kashmir in the debate. The article does not provide his specific claims or response to Mewar.
Status of Jammu and Kashmir
India's position
Mewar said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India.
Pakistan's position in the article
The article indicates that Jadoon sought to bring Kashmir into the discussion, but does not state Pakistan's position on its status.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Mahima Kumari Mewar, an Indian MP representing Rajsamand in Rajasthan
- Forum
- UN General Assembly Fourth Committee
- Pakistan representative
- Usman Jadoon, Acting Permanent Representative
- Reported deaths
- The article says more than 90 people have been killed by Pakistani security forces during the protests.
- Protest coalition
- Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)
- Reported protest concerns
- Election-related concerns, resource exploitation, worsening living conditions, and rising prices
- Decolonisation agenda
- Mewar said 17 non-self-governing territories remain on the Fourth Committee's agenda.
Quotes
Mahima Kumari Mewar
BJP MP representing Rajsamand and member of India's delegation to the UN General Assembly
“We call upon Pakistan to stop the grave and ongoing human rights violations in the areas illegally occupied by it, where the population is in open revolt against Pakistan, its military occupation, repression, brutality, and illegal exploitation of resources”
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