International Peoples Tribunal formed in IHK to probe rights abuse

NEW DELHI : An international People’s Tribunal was constituted by a consortium of NGOs in occupied Kashmir to probe into rights abuse and seek international intervention for resolution of Kashmir issue.
Founder of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and convener of the tribunal, Pervez Imroz, said in Srinagar “the tribunal will initiate an international process that looks into complex, systematic and institutionalised repression in order to engage global civil society in investigating crimes against humanity in Kashmir.”
Zaheer-Ud-Din, Chief Editor of local Daily Etalat and JKCCS Vice President said the Tribunal will probe incidents of intense and regularised violence, including rape, disablement, killings, executions, enforced disappearances, interrogations, detentions, and devastations by landmines.”
Tribunal will investigate existing evidence and hear statements and testimonials through public processes that maintain transparency, media reports quoting Pervez Imroz said.
The Tribunal will also invite survivors, those seeking justice, local communities and groups, experts from India and the international community to participate in the process of investigation, he added.