Kashmiri Representatives Urge UNHRC to Act against Indian Repression and Constitutional Terrorism in IIOJK

At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Kashmiri representatives Altaf Hussain Wani Shamim Shawl and Advocate Parvez Ahmed Shah raised a clear warning about rising repression in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They said peace in South Asia will stay weak while Kashmiris are denied their United Nations right to self determination. They linked law media and memory and said that a rule by fear cannot bring order or justice. They asked the world to move from words to action and to stand with basic rights.

• Core Message And Duty: Rights are being crushed by force while real peace needs a fair political path and a free vote under United Nations rules.
• Names And Forum: The plea came in the general debate under Agenda Item Two so that member states face the full record.
• Rule Of Law Focus: States were told to protect the press keep citizens safe and keep public records open for all.

A Clear Call from Geneva

The speakers said New Delhi has built a wide system of control from street to newsroom and from court to classroom. New rules come without consent and emergency powers are used to police speech gathering and movement. Books are banned and newspaper archives are taken down while digital rights files are erased. Lawful critique often brings detention and transfer to distant jails and families suffer in silence.

• System Of Control: Law and force are used to silence voices and to block the right to report organise and protest in a peaceful way.
• Erasure Of Record: Removal of files and online data weakens truth finding and harms courts lawyers researchers and citizens.
• Constitutional Terrorism Claim: This pattern was called constitutional terrorism since state power is used to punish not protect.

Erasing Memory and Identity

The attack on archives is not a routine office task. It strikes at memory and at the long effort of families to find truth about the missing and about past violence. Archives hold the timeline of a people and keep testimony that lets judges scholars and the public test official claims. In Kashmir these records cover enforced disappearances mass graves and sexual violence which need fair inquiry and safe care.

• Damage To Families: When records vanish families lose proof and justice becomes slow and hard.
• Loss For Justice: Judges and lawyers lose exhibits and the chain of proof breaks which harms fair trial and clean review.
• Public Knowledge At Risk: A dark record lets abuse hide and weakens honest debate in schools offices and town halls.

Law and Detention as Tools

The legal frame has turned from shield to stick. The Public Safety Act and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act allow detention without timely trial and weaken court checks that guard liberty. More than three thousand political detainees remain in custody and many are moved far from home which breaks family contact and raises cost of legal aid. Reports of long solitary confinement deepen the grim record.

• Preventive Detention Over Trial: Custody without charge replaces open trial and damages trust in justice.
• Transfers And Isolation: Long transfers and isolation punish families and harm the body and mind of detainees.
• Need For Release: The Council was urged to seek release of all political detainees under PSA and UAPA including leaders held in isolation.

Media Under Pressure and Public Right

The press in Kashmir works under heavy strain yet keeps serving the public. Newsrooms report agency visits seizure of devices and fear of long cases. When archives are removed the work of past reporters is buried and the chain of verification is cut. A strong state protects a free press but the present policy prefers control over consent and image over truth.

• Raids And Cases: Reporters face raids and cases that push them toward silence and self censorship at the cost of the public right to know.
• Broken Verification: Loss of archives blocks background checks and weakens truth in daily reporting and later review.
• Open Access Needed: International media should get free access so ground facts reach the world without delay.

False Flag Fears and Regional Risk

The speakers warned about a recent false flag act in Pahalgam. They said staged incidents raise tensions and are used to justify more raids more detentions and more curbs on movement and media. In a region with nuclear arms even a small spark can lead to grave missteps and a wider crisis.

• Independent Review: All incidents must face open review by independent experts so truth is known and cover ups end.
• Calm On The Line Of Control: Steps on both sides should reduce fire incidents and protect civilians.
• Stop Escalation: Regional bodies and friends should press for talks on the core dispute and for real steps to reduce tensions.

What The Human Rights Council Must Do

The appeal asked for action not words. It called for a time bound and independent inquiry into the planned destruction of cultural and historical records and for full restoration of archives. It sought free access for United Nations experts observers rights groups and international media so evidence can be gathered in safety. It also asked for an updated study by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to guide states.

• Access And Inquiry: Allow visits to prisons campuses and newsrooms and meet families and victims without fear.
• Release Of Detainees: Demand the release of more than three thousand political detainees under PSA and UAPA and end solitary confinement and long transfers.
• Restore Archives And Records: Order full return of newspaper archives and digital rights files to protect memory and proof.

A Test for The Modi Government

The change of August two thousand nineteen when Article three hundred seventy was set aside still shapes daily life. New residency rules land orders and tight police powers came without consent and deepened mistrust. The Modi government has chosen image and force over dialogue and must reverse course.

• End Fear Laws: Stop use of fear laws and allow open review by courts and outside experts as a sign of strength.
• Restore Civil Rights: Bring back free speech peaceful assembly and association and lift curbs on the press and civil society.
• Let The World In: Allow visits by United Nations teams and international media and let them speak with victims and families freely.

The Duty of The International Community

The world must hold India to account for rights abuse torture and unlawful killings. It should move beyond statements to firm steps that carry cost and bring change. Kashmiris must get self determination under United Nations resolutions and a free vote on their future with full safety for voters press and observers.

• Hold India Accountable: Use visa bans asset freezes and legal action on officials and units linked to abuse and block sales to abusive units.
• Tie Deals To Rights: Link trade defence and tech deals to clear rights goals with regular checks and public reports.
• Support Self Determination: Press for a United Nations backed process that leads to a free and fair vote and protect civic space during that time.

Conclusion

The voice from Geneva stands with years of appeals by families of the disappeared by survivors and by citizens who still believe in law and a just peace. The record shows that repression has grown and that memory has been targeted to hide truth. The world should not look away and New Delhi should not hide the record. Justice needs rights to be restored archives to be saved and the people of Jammu and Kashmir to decide their future under United Nations rules.