The Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed the World Human Rights Day as Black Day, today (Tuesday), to remind the international community that all the basic human rights of the people in occupied Kashmir were being violated by the Indian authorities.

Complete shutdown was observed in the territory, call for which was given by APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani.

Indian police used brute force at Lakhanpore-Jammu Highway to prevent a march by Sikh representative organizations, Dal Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal and Sikh students’ body towards Srinagar in connection with the World Human Rights Day.

A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, said that Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism, martyred 95,471 innocent Kashmiris including 7,135 in custody, since January 1989 till date.

Meanwhile, S protest demonstration organized by APHC-AJK was held in Islamabad, today.

Later, a memorandum addressed to the UN Secretary General was submitted to the UN office on the occasion of the World Human Rights Day urging the World Body to play its role for settlement of the Kashmir dispute.

Similar protests were held in Muzaffarabad and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom in a press release proposed sanctions against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah and other Indian leaders if the controversial Citizenship Bill was also passed by Rajya Sabha.

The bill is aimed at excluding undocumented Muslims from being granted Indian citizenship.

The European Union while expressing concern over the situation in occupied Kashmir stressed the need for restoration of the freedom of movement in the territory.

NNR/Khokhar