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ISLAMABAD: International Community should commit to end India’s use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), said experts in a roundtable debate in line of Kashmiri Women’s Resistance Day in Islamabad on Friday.
Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolutions (IICR) and Legal Forum for Kashmir (LFK) organized a roundtable session titled “Targeting Vulnerable Groups as a Weapon of War: India’s Abuse and Impunity in Kashmir.”
Mushaal Hussain Malik, chairperson Peace and Culture Organization said that women in Kashmir are living under constant fear, but despite the threat of being abused or humiliated, they are playing an important role in the freedom struggle of Kashmir.
She said that there is a huge number of Kashmiri women living in refugee camps in Azad Kashmir who have faced the worst kind of abuse by Indian forces. She urged such cases should be highlighted at international forums to expose the real face of India.
Urooj Raza Sayyami, Political Assistant to Ex-Chief Minister Punjab on Human Rights, said that people are not aware of the situation at all due to the silence of media.
Role of international community, media
She added that media and international forums must come forward to fulfill their duty in highlighting and addressing the problems of innocent Kashmiris.
Dr. Waleed Rasool said that there are serious concerns about the flaws in international laws and the silence of Muslim countries. He asked the world to play in active role to highlight the miseries of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
