HRCP cautions against communal violence spreading in India.

LAHORE -- The grim situation in Delhi, where violent mobs have seemingly been given a free hand by the administration to lynch citizens from the minority Muslim population, to burn their property, and attack mosques - is highly deplorable. This is happening at a time when the people of Kashmir have already been under siege for seven months.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) believes that the Delhi violence and Kashmir siege warrant the international community's immediate attention. Both developments have made minorities across South Asia increasingly vulnerable. We have witnessed equally violent...