Joint Resistance Leadership writes to UNHRC, seeks setting up of CoI on Kashmir

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on behalf of people of Jammu Kashmir sent a petition to United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) demanding setting up of an independent international Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for holding comprehensive investigation into human rights violations in Kashmir. In a statement issued here, JRL said the petition describes the overall situation of human rights abuses by forces in Kashmir. “These HR violations necessitate establishment of an independent international commission of inquiry”. Citing recent report…

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