CHAIRMAN OF KASHMIR COUNCIL EU, MR. ALI RAZA SYED AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KASHMIR CENTRE HOLLAND MR. RAJA ZAIB KHAN HELD A DEMONSTRATION ON SOLIDARITY DAY IN DEN HAAG AGAINST ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT

CHAIRMAN OF KASHMIR COUNCIL EU, MR. ALI RAZA SYED AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KASHMIR CENTRE HOLLAND MR. RAJA ZAIB KHAN HELD A DEMONSTRATION ON SOLIDARITY DAY IN DEN HAAG AGAINST ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT

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PRESS RELEASE

February 05, 2013

Kashmir Council EU and Kashmir Centre Holland held demonstration on solidarity day in Haag

Kashmir Council EU and Kashmir Centre Holland jointly organized a demonstration on 5th February in DEN HAAG Netherland. 

Like Pakistan, the solidarity Day observed on 5th February in Europe to renew commitment to continue supporting the Kashmiris brethren for their right to self-determination.

The demonstration was headed by Chairman Kashmir Council EU, Ali Raza Syed and Executive Director Kashmir Centre Holland Raja Zaib Khan.Despite of heavy snowfall, a large number of the people attended the demonstration in front of the Dutch Parliament. Addressing the rally, Chairman Kashmir Council EU, Ali Raza Syed said, we express complete solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers and sisters. Kashmiris are struggling for their right to self-determination for more than 60 years.

He said the voices of cries from the Kashmir are being reached in all over the world. We are struggling to make awareness among the Europeans on Kashmir issue. We would continue our comprehensive move to obtain further European sympathy and friendship with the Kashmiris. It is clear fact that grave atrocities are being committed against the people of Jammu and Kashmir [AKA Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and Kashmir (IDA: JK)] and every day is witnessed of killings of innocent Kashmiris including women and children. People in IDA: JK particularly youth are being disappeared and large scale unnamed graves were discovered in the valley but no one of the world powers supports the Kashmiris and neither any international organisation pays any attention on the cries.

He said, about 800,000 Indian forces are deployed in IDA: JK and they are involved in the atrocities against the innocent people of the held territory. The participants of the demonstration called upon the United Nations and the international community to help Kashmiri people of IDA: JK in getting their fundamental rights to self-determination by implementing its various resolutions in letter and spirit. At the end of the demonstration, a delegation headed by Chairman Kashmir Council EU, Ali Raza Syed and Executive Director Kashmir Centre Holland Raja Zaib Khan met Dutch Parliament’s members Desiree Bonis, Sjoerd Wiemer Sjoerdsma and G.A. Van Der Steur and Deputy Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament. The delegation presented a memorandum about human rights violations in IDA: JK and urged the Holland to play its effective role to stop the human rights abuses in the IDA: JK.Highlighting the recent report prepared by human rights activist Pervez Imroz on human rights’ situation particularly unnamed graves in IDA: JK and called for DNA of the people buried in the graves.

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