Kashmiri Woman Slams Pakistan's Bloody Crackdown Of Protests In PoK At UN
Tasleema Akhtar, a Kashmiri activist, addressed the UN Human Rights Council to condemn Pakistan's violent crackdown on protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. She called for independent investigations into civilian deaths and contrasted the situation with development progress in India's Jammu and Kashmir.
Why it matters
The testimony highlights ongoing geopolitical tensions and human rights concerns in a disputed region, drawing international attention to governance and stability issues.
A young woman from Baramulla has taken the plight of thousands in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the international stage as she slammed Islamabad's deadly crackdown on protests in the region at the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Tasleema Akhtar, a socio-political activist associated with the Association of Terror Victims in Kashmir (ATVK), raised serious concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in PoK and accused Pakistani security forces of gunning down civilians who were peacefully demanding basic rights."There should be an independent probe into each killing with free and fair access to information related to all cases," the Kashmiri woman said.Addressing the UNHRC General Assembly in Geneva, Akhtar said PoK has recently witnessed sustained peaceful protests led by the Joint Awami Action Committee and civil society groups over governance and economic issues, which were met with a brutal crackdown."The Pakistan government arrested hundreds of…
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