Kashmir Rights Abuses In The Limelight Of Media, Discussed On World HR Day

By News Desk

ISLAMABAD—YFK–International Kashmir Lobby Group (Youth Forum For Kashmir) hosted a large number of public policy students from the University of Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir along with the Kashmir-beat senior reporters, editors and photographers on the occasion of World Human Rights Day at Federal Capital Islamabad.

Despite heavy rain, all the participants committed to the Kashmir cause ensure their participation in the event to raise their voices against the continuous human rights abuses in the Indian-occupied Kashmir at the hands of Indian army.

The United Nations marked December 10, as World Human Rights Day celebrating The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights. For the first time, giant tech companies joined in the celebrations. YouTube, Google, Twitter and other tech companies produced special content on the occasion. YFK lobby group from Pakistan joined the worldwide trend #HumanRightsDay.

Professor Shagufta Ashraf with her fellow colleagues from the Faculty of the University of Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, YFK lobbyists; Ms. Shaista Safi & Mr. Zaman Bajwa, and others shared their thoughts and experiences with the participants.

They expressed that, Kashmiris hope an early intervention from the UN, international community and human rights activists worldwide to play their role in ending their plight.

Observance of a day is not enough. There must be practical steps to ensure a peaceful and violence free world for all human beings, regardless of their race and religion.

Kashmir-beat senior reporters vowed to continue their support for Kashmir cause by highlighting the HR violations in Kashmir by Indian army in their respective newspapers. They also shared their experiences and hurdles while covering the vast topic of Kashmir. They explained the effectiveness of media as well as social media in highlighting Kashmir conflict in the current era of technology.