Search results for "UN Kashmir"
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Arundhati Roy: Silence is the stifled Kashmir’s loudest sound
Arundhati Roy speaking to Democracy Now Image Credit: Screenshot In her latest denunciation of India’s crackdown in Kashmir, acclaimed Indian novelist Arundhati Roy has said the level of horror in the region – annexed by New...Nov 19, 2019 1061 0 -
UN expresses concern as India formally annexes disputed Kashmir region
Hours after New Delhi officially took over the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region following its August 5 revocation of the regional autonomy, the United Nations Secretary General reiterated the world body’s concern over the precarious situation....Oct 31, 2019 648 0 -
UN slams Indian repression in Kashmir; says political decisions taken without Kashmiris’ consent
In a forceful denunciation of Indian restrictions still in force in the Indian-administered Kashmir, the United Nations has said major political decisions about the disputed territory are being taken without consent of the affected people. Rupert...Oct 29, 2019 630 0 -
Imran Khan berates Modi for tyranny in Kashmir; warns UNGA about nuclear war dangers
Prime Minister Imran Khan made a strong case for UN intervention on Kashmir as he told the world dangers of a nuclear war and the RSS mindset that drives his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s policy of ethnic...Sep 28, 2019 912 0 -
Trump on Kashmir – India, Pakistan are nuclear countries, they’ve gotta to work it out
Acknowledging the dangers of Kashmir conflict between nuclear armed Pakistan and India, President Trump has told both countries that they have to work out a resolution to the crisis that began with New Delhi’s August 5...Sep 26, 2019 797 3 -
US should support UN-backed resolution to Kashmir: Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Joining her Congressional colleagues in condemning India’s continued repression in Jammu and Kashmir, Representative Rashida Tlaib has said the United States should supported a UN-backed resolution to the longstanding conflict in a way that helps that...Sep 14, 2019 1338 0 -
Trump willing to help India, Pakistan on Kashmir; Says gets along with both countries ‘very well’
President Donald Trump Monday renewed his offer to help India and Pakistan to address their conflict over Kashmir, saying he gets along with both countries “very well.” “India and Pakistan are having a conflict over Kashmir...Sep 9, 2019 631 0 -
UN tells global gathering it is ‘deeply concerned’ over Indian actions in Kashmir
As India continues its unprecedented lockdown in Kashmir, the United Nation’s top rights official has voiced deep concern over the human rights violations since New Delhi ‘s annexation of the disputed territory. “I am deeply concerned...Sep 9, 2019 641 0 -
Kashmir Siege: Advocates urge Gates Foundation not to honor Modi with award
As the Kashmir clampdown continues into the second month, Indian origin advocates have asked the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation not to give an award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his sanitation and toilet access...Sep 7, 2019 606 0 -
Amnesty International launches #LetKashmirSpeak campaign a month into Indian clampdown
Amnesty International India has launched a global campaign #LetKashmirSpeak asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government to end the ‘draconian communication blackout” imposed in a strict military clampdown on millions of people in the disputed Kashmir...Sep 5, 2019 1027 0