Geneva Reverberates with Freedom for Indian Occupied Jammu Kashmir.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- The second generation young Kashmiri diaspora from across the European continent gathered in front of United Nations in Geneva to support freedom for Kashmiris on Monday.

Scores of people from various cities of Europe and United Kingdom (UK), including human rights activists, social worker, academicians and large number of second generation Kashmiri millennial living in EU and UK unequivocally condemned the recent spree of killing of innocent people in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and urged international community to take notice of violation of human rights, and systematic killing of Kashmiri youth in the occupied Kashmir valley, says a message reaching and released to the media here on Tuesday.

" By referring to Human Rights Council, these young people made emotional appeals that world must understand pain, agony and sufferings of Kashmiris. Every other day wails of Kashmiri mothers reverberate and echoed in the valley when their sons are targeted in fake encounters and buried without the permission of performing last rites", the message said.

"This must end - International conscience should not be so oblivious and blinded by size of Indian economy that it forgets fundamental of democracy and value system.

Protestors demanded uninterrupted access of United Nations fact finding mission to occupied Kashmir to assess the on ground situation. We will stand through thick and thin with our Kashmiri brethren for their freedom and would always raise our voices against repression and occupation internationally, said a young lawyer who travelled all the way from UK to attend this protest", speakers categorically said.

The second generation of Kashmiri diaspora is deeply attached with the struggle of people of Jammu and Kashmir against Indian occupation, and their active participation is...

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