Munir Akram calls to immediately halt illegal incarceration of Yasin Malik and release him from prison.

NEW YORK -- In a continued effort to draw the attention of the United Nations regarding the brutalities of Indian government since 2016 when a current wave of protests against the Indian military presence first started in an Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a letter has been addressed to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday.

In his letter, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram called to immediately halt the illegal incarceration of Muhammad Yasin Malik and release him from prison.

"The persecution of political leaders resisting Indian occupation under its draconian emergency powers, laws and mechanisms without due process and safeguards are gross violations of their fundamental human rights" Ambassador expressed his concern.

The letter also mentioned the calls from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, various Special Rapporteurs and prominent non-governmental organizations, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, on Indian authorities to repeal those draconian laws which are used by security forces to incarcerate political leaders. 'The Indian authorities have made a mockery of the basic principles of the rule of law and undermined their rights of fair trial and due process', Ambassador Munir Akram noted.

The letter enclosed a personal message of Ms. Mushaal Malik, wife of the Kashmiri leader, Mr. Muhammad Yasin Malik, who has been charged on counts of terrorism under the notorious Public Safety Act (PSA). 'Mr. Yasin Malik is in poor health. According to his spouse, the continued physical and mental torture...