Kashmir In The UN.

In the wake of the month-long lockdown in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), the Indian authorities tightened the security further in the region of Srinagar due to the Muharram processions taking place despite the ban on processions due to the indefinite emergency in the region, stripping people off their basic rights. India has been torturing the people of the region for a period of one month. Dismantling people who come out to commemorate religious gatherings is a violation of the fundamental rights of the people. There is clear discrimination against the Muslim community in the region and by not allowing them to fulfill their religious duties, the Indian government is not only inciting the population for being violent but is also shutting down any avenues for cooperation between them and the people. The use of tear gas and live ammunition in the air is being reported during processions and any journalist trying to cover these atrocities is being met with state violence.

There is no change in the situation of the Kashmiris despite the pressure on India in the international political regime after being exposed to its wrongdoings in IOK. The Modi government is adamant on changing the demographics of the region and is not paying any heed to the international pleas of granting...

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