Tragic Situation in Kashmir Demands the Urgent Attention of President Obama
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July 21, 2010
Hon. President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
Washington, D.C. 20500.
Hon. President Obama.
We, the undersigned, have been deeply moved by reports of the entire adult population of major towns in Kashmir coming out in the streets with their demand for a speedy implementation of the pledge solemnly extended to them by India and Pakistan and the United Nations the pledge that they would be allowed to decide their future through an unrigged and uncoerced vote under impartial auspices. We take this spontaneous upsurge of Kashmiris as an unmistakable expression of their resentment against the indifference of the world powers and their failure, due to toxic power politics, to secure the fulfillment of the international agreements concerning their status.
Mr. President,
Your own sensitivity to the effect of the festering tragedy of Kashmir has been clear to all impartial observers. A just settlement of the Kashmir dispute has the potential to eliminate the ground for militant extremism in South Asia and of the arms races between India and Pakistan.
Today, Kashmir continues to bleed. Today a deliberate, systematic and officially sanctioned campaign of state terrorism has been launched against the people of Kashmir. This has caused a renewed outpouring of the reward against Indian occupation. Under unparalleled concentration of military forces, there is a deliberate targeting of youth with the intent to crush the movement against military occupation.
Apart from magnitude of violence by the military forces of occupation, the most poignant aspect of the situation is the acute suffering of the whole population caused by the frequent curfews, disregard of normal life, arrests, detentions and sometimes disappearances of innocent civilians by the occupation authority. This is a situation without precedent in the South Asian subcontinent and few parallels in the world today.
India has legalized its state-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir by giving its forces powers to shoot to kill and humiliate the people and outrage their basic dignity. The peoples pain is compounded by the silence and indifference of the world powers. It has also allowed to remain unnoticed Indias relentless atrocities. In this situation, no external pressure can be mounted towards a more humane course of action. If however, it is desired that pending the tangible process towards a peaceful settlement, the situation has to be brought to a manageable level. The following measures need to be immediately encouraged.
a. The immediate and complete cessation of military and para-military actions against the civilian population in Jammu & Kashmir;
b. Withdrawal of the military presence from towns and villages;
c. Dismantling of bunkers, watch towers and barricades;
d. Releasing of all political prisoners;
e. Annulling various special repressive laws;
f. Allowing a freedom of press and expression; and
g. Restoring the rights of peaceful association, assembly and demonstrations.
We trust that you will bring your personal influence to bear on both India and Pakistan to initiate a peace process with which the United Nations as well as the people of Jammu & Kashmir will be associated so as to ensure that settlement arrived at will be based on the indisputable principles of justice.
With profound regards,
Hon. President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
Washington, D.C. 20500.
Hon. President Obama.
We, the undersigned, have been deeply moved by reports of the entire adult population of major towns in Kashmir coming out in the streets with their demand for a speedy implementation of the pledge solemnly extended to them by India and Pakistan and the United Nations the pledge that they would be allowed to decide their future through an unrigged and uncoerced vote under impartial auspices. We take this spontaneous upsurge of Kashmiris as an unmistakable expression of their resentment against the indifference of the world powers and their failure, due to toxic power politics, to secure the fulfillment of the international agreements concerning their status.
Mr. President,
Your own sensitivity to the effect of the festering tragedy of Kashmir has been clear to all impartial observers. A just settlement of the Kashmir dispute has the potential to eliminate the ground for militant extremism in South Asia and of the arms races between India and Pakistan.
Today, Kashmir continues to bleed. Today a deliberate, systematic and officially sanctioned campaign of state terrorism has been launched against the people of Kashmir. This has caused a renewed outpouring of the reward against Indian occupation. Under unparalleled concentration of military forces, there is a deliberate targeting of youth with the intent to crush the movement against military occupation.
Apart from magnitude of violence by the military forces of occupation, the most poignant aspect of the situation is the acute suffering of the whole population caused by the frequent curfews, disregard of normal life, arrests, detentions and sometimes disappearances of innocent civilians by the occupation authority. This is a situation without precedent in the South Asian subcontinent and few parallels in the world today.
India has legalized its state-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir by giving its forces powers to shoot to kill and humiliate the people and outrage their basic dignity. The peoples pain is compounded by the silence and indifference of the world powers. It has also allowed to remain unnoticed Indias relentless atrocities. In this situation, no external pressure can be mounted towards a more humane course of action. If however, it is desired that pending the tangible process towards a peaceful settlement, the situation has to be brought to a manageable level. The following measures need to be immediately encouraged.
a. The immediate and complete cessation of military and para-military actions against the civilian population in Jammu & Kashmir;
b. Withdrawal of the military presence from towns and villages;
c. Dismantling of bunkers, watch towers and barricades;
d. Releasing of all political prisoners;
e. Annulling various special repressive laws;
f. Allowing a freedom of press and expression; and
g. Restoring the rights of peaceful association, assembly and demonstrations.
We trust that you will bring your personal influence to bear on both India and Pakistan to initiate a peace process with which the United Nations as well as the people of Jammu & Kashmir will be associated so as to ensure that settlement arrived at will be based on the indisputable principles of justice.
With profound regards,
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ali hassan
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Shahid Anjum
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- Loss of innocent lives is inhuman; we condemn all form of terrorism, but will no longer tolerate suppression and violation of basic human rights
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ajaz khan
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Hazakat N Bachh
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Sami Malik
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- If you need peace in this world then must implements the UNO resolution on Kashmir
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Abdul Rashid
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Aasifa Rashid
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Mohammad Ibrahim Dar
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Farhan Mujahid Chak
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khalid ashraf khan
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bashir
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- PLEASE SAVE KASHMIR
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Irfan Artist
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- I wish Mr. Obama really reads this
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riyaz
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- We can just hope from you
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Mohammad Ghalib UK
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Biplab Mukherjee
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- Withdraw force from Kashmir and uphold article 1 of ICCPR & ICESCR related to self determination
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عبيد كركي
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Wajahat Qureshi
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- Kashmir and Kashmiri need peace.
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m.a.rafiq khan
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- i agreed
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Mansoor
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- God helps those who helps others
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m.a.rafiq khan
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- i agreed that kashmir need a peaceful city,because it is the apart of INDIA.please help it.
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Syed Ahmed
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- Human right violations by India in Kashmir must end
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Aasaf Ali Lone
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- we want freedom from Indian Occupation of Kashmir.
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MR. MAQSOOD UR RAHMAN
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- STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PETITION
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KHALIDA
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- need peace,no blood shedding in kashmir,enough is enough.
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Owais Balti
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AHMED
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Samma Ishaq
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Irfan
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Mir Irfan
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Mohammad Ashraf
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Rass Shayiq
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Peerzada Noor Ul Mushtaq
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- Peace
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Mumtaz Wani
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iffat tariq
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- No one realizes the pain of Kashmiris.
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Zuilfqar shah
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- India has to leave Kashmir.stop daily killings innocent Kashmiri teenagers.
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masroor mustafa
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Noorul Qureshi
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- The time is over due for the responsible leaders of the world to take a firm stand and rise above their political interests in the region and do justice to resolve all over delayed political aspects of Kashmir that have lead to death thousands of Kashmiri people and escalated the human rights violations against them for expressing their right to decide their political future.
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Manzoor A. Zargar
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- Please save innocent Kashmiris from India's tyranny.
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Javaid Wani
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- How could international leaders watch these atrocities on Kashmiri people??
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Imran mumtaz
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- I agreed
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MUSHTAQ AHMAD ZARGAR
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- It is the genuine right "RIGHT OF SELF DETERMINATION" already granted to them by the UNO which the Kashmiries demand and they have the right to exercise their discretion concerning their national interest , lest there will be no peace in the sub continent. This is the urge of kashmiries and require positive intervention at international level, especially from Hon'ble Barack Obama and his excellency can surely make the good by the grace of God, if he so desires.
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Ali OUALI
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- It is high time to end this conflict according to the rule of international law.
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