Kashmiri women's plight
raised at Geneva seminars
Speakers at seminars in Geneva expressed
serious concern over the blatant human rights violations including killings and
molestation of women by men in uniform in the conflict zones including occupied
Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service,
Kashmiri leader Ms Shamim Shawl, representing International Muslim Women's
Union (IMWU) to the United Nations Human Rights Council addressing the seminar
on "Women Defenders in Conflict Zones" said the presence of Indian
army in Kashmir had created anger, frustration and fear within the population.
Ms Afoten Butler from Global Education
Programme stressed the need to focus on the mental heath and education in
conflict zones.
Shagufta Ashraf, a human rights
activist, said Kashmiri women also invoked the values of universal human
rights. "They are connected in an informal network of parents and
relatives who would visit the courts and police stations together.
Others including Prince Micheline Makou
Djoma and Sadani Malainine also spoke on the occasion.
Meanwhile, another seminar was organised
by OMEAP International, which was besides others addressed by Syed Faiz
Naqshbandi, Sardar Assdullah Khan, Miss Maria Shah, and Mr. Smith.
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