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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Gilgit Baltistan: Human rights violation rising in the region day by day
Human rights violations, sectarian targeted killings and state-led terrorism continue in Gilgit under government patronage. After one hundred days of the tragedy of Hunza, where a father and his son were killed by law enforcement agents, government has failed to arrest the murderers. It has rather resorted to arresting and torturing political leader Babajan Hunzai and twelve other activists, which shows absence of law and justice in the region. This was stated by chairperson of Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement, Engineer Manzoor Parwana. He claimed that Gilgit-Baltistan ranked top in South Asia when counting the number of incidents of human rights violations in the year 2011. He accused the so-called provincial government for not only failing to control but intentionally supporting and promoting state-led terrorism, sectarianism, lawlessness, targeted killings and corruption which has engulfed Gilgit-Baltistan. He said that GBUM will issue white paper in this regard and details will be sent to the international human rights organizations including the UNO.
Manzoor accused the government of Mehdi Shah for arresting him on false charges and keeping in the lock up for several weeks. He stated that the government established false cases of sedition and terrorism to malign him and hurt his political career. He said that political activists associated with GBUM are being harassed and face political revenge. “Progressive leaders like Babajan and his dozens of fellows continue to linger in jail. There is complete censorship on freedom of speech and expression in Gilgit-Baltistan. Barring workers of Pakistan Peoples Party, all other political activists and social workers face harassment from government agencies.”
Parwana requests the international community to pressure Pakistan to pay attention to human rights violations in the disputed territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, so that natives could live a free life, a life of their choice, and a life with dignity and basic rights. He warned that a large scale human catastrophe awaits us if international community fails to pay attention to political and constitutional impasse in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Manzoor Parwana
Chairperson of Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
November 30, 2011
Manzoor accused the government of Mehdi Shah for arresting him on false charges and keeping in the lock up for several weeks. He stated that the government established false cases of sedition and terrorism to malign him and hurt his political career. He said that political activists associated with GBUM are being harassed and face political revenge. “Progressive leaders like Babajan and his dozens of fellows continue to linger in jail. There is complete censorship on freedom of speech and expression in Gilgit-Baltistan. Barring workers of Pakistan Peoples Party, all other political activists and social workers face harassment from government agencies.”
Parwana requests the international community to pressure Pakistan to pay attention to human rights violations in the disputed territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, so that natives could live a free life, a life of their choice, and a life with dignity and basic rights. He warned that a large scale human catastrophe awaits us if international community fails to pay attention to political and constitutional impasse in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Manzoor Parwana
Chairperson of Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
November 30, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Babajan Hunzai: Latest victim of Pakistani Brutality
Babajan Hunzai is chairperson of Progressive Youth Front of Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan and member of central executive committee of Pakistan Labor Party. He has remained in the forefront supporting the cause of thousands of neglected flood victims of Hunza who await financial assistance from the occupied regime. Given his popularity, secret service agencies framed him for sedition and tortured for three days, which has caused severe physical and psychological trauma.
According to a local journalist, Akbar Shah, the jail authorities have refused medical treatment to Babajan. His kidneys are severely affected due to beating. Other types of physical torture include forceful removal of toe and finger nails, and body hair, and repeated heavy blows on chest and stomach. The doctor who examined Babajan has recommended transferring him to Gilgit District Hospital but the police continue to resist the move. There are 34 other political and social activists who remain in custody of the police and security forces and face unabated torture and insults.
Meanwhile, several family members and relatives of Engineer Manzoor Parwana, who is the chairperson of Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement, have been suspended from their jobs. Manzoor has recently been released on bail after spending one month in Gilgit jail. He was charged for supporting the refugees who demand opening of the line of control and travel across into Indian Ladakh. The district deputy commissioner is using his influence on voters and family members of Parwana to pressure and discourage him from political activities.
Senge Sering
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