OIC & KASHMIR

Written By Dr Mubeen Shah December 25, 2022 (https://economykashmir.home.blog/2022/12/25/165/)

Speech in Meeting in Ankara with OIC ambassadors as a part of a program organized by ESAM & LFK ( Legal Forum Kashmir) – INTERNATIONAL KASHMIR CONGRESS

Ustad Recai Kotan President of ESAM. ,

Tenet karaamloglu President of Sadat party, Ambassador of Iran, and other distinguished guests, ladies & gentlemen:

1) A Joint Communique was issued by the OIC Contact Group in Jammu and Kashmir (Islamabad, 22 March 2022) 1)The communique among other things contained the Action plan of which I would like to point out the following

a) In their bilateral engagements with India, raise the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to advance a peaceful resolution in accordance with UNSC resolutions – ( Kashmiri Right of Self Determination) which is the foremost human right violation that India is doing and all other human right violations are because of the denial of this one

b) Conduct visits at the level of Permanent Representatives to obtain firsthand information about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control.

c.) Constitute a panel of international eminent personalities with a view to exploring legal, political, and diplomatic avenues for peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute; d. Monitor, raise awareness, advocate, and highlight the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in its various dimensions in line with their respective mandates.

All the above may not have the result we desire until and unless we go to the jugular and that is in the present world order the action of sanctions which is what America and Europe is putting on Russia without any unanimous resolution of the UN while as in our case, there is a clear cut resolution not being implemented for the last 75 years.

(Double standard – our freedom fighters are called terrorists while people are encouraged to go to Ukraine to fight Russia & are called freedom fighters )

2) Relief to Kashmiris who are in the countries of OIC in the form of safeguarding them from any action by India if they do activism for Kashmir

3) The possibility of giving relief in form of citizenship or permanent residency to Kashmiris who are in need of the same

4) Jobs for Kashmiris in their economies by giving a special dispensation to people from Indian occupied Kashmir

5.) To give funds for providing scholarships to deserving students in various fields within their country as well as European and American university

6.) To allow Kashmiris to educate the people of these countries regarding the Kashmir issue in the right perspective – by facilitating the setting up of a KASHMIR HOUSE type of facility which will promote the culture, arts and crafts as well as the political aspects of Kashmir.

7)India is on a major propaganda offensive to convince the world that its brutal occupation & repression in Kashmir are part of the epic battle against Muslim terrorism—an epic battle that is completely manufactured to justify war, occupation, and genocide.””” We need to fight this in all its manifestations and at every forum

8)ICCPR (The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a multilateral treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2200A (XXI) on 16 December 1966 and in force from 23 March 1976 in accordance with Article 49 of the covenant.” The laws of PSA, UAPA, and Sedition laws applied by India need to be studied by this moot/meeting in regard to a contravention of the ICCPR

9)OUR PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SETTLEMENT THROUGH THE UN, RELIEF THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT & INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. IF THERE IS A DELAY IN STOPPING INDIA IN ITS NEFARIOUS DESIGN WE WILL HAVE KASHMIR BUT WITHOUT KASHMIRIS