Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has called for complete shutdown in Gowkadal area, Handwara town and Kupwara town on January 21, 25 and 27 respectively, appealing people of these areas to organize special prayers for the victims of the massacres that have taken place there. “On the completion of 26 years of January 21, 1990 massacre of Gowkadal and January 25 of Handwara massacre and 22 years of January 27, 1994 massacre of Kupwara, Geelani appealed to the international human rights organizations to play their role in conducting the impartial investigation into all massacres of Jammu and Kashmir so that accused personnel of government forces are punished and further loss of precious human lives in future is prevented,” a spokesman of the Hurriyat (G), in a statement today said.
