Muzaffarabad, AJK: US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar visited the Line of Control (LoC), Azad Kashmir (AJK) today during her scheduled visit to Pakistan. LoC is the demarcation line between Azad (Independent) Kashmir and the Indian Occupied Kashmir that has been under illegal Indian occupation since October 1947.
Ilhan Omar remarked, ” I will raise the issue of human rights violations by India in Jammu and Kashmir.” She further said that she will take up this issue in United States Congress as well as in front of the US president Joe Biden. Ilhan Omar is known for her stance against Islamophobia and she has been raising the issues of Human rights violations against Muslims in various parts of the world. Indian Armed Forces have been involved in some of the most serious and continuous human rights violations of the modern history in Occupied Kashmir.
HR Violations by Indian Army in Occupied Kashmir since 1989
| (From Jan 1989 till 31 Mar 2022) | |
| Total Killings | 95,995 |
| Custodial killings | 7,232 |
| Civilian arrested | 164,626 |
| Structures Arsoned/Destroyed | 110,463 |
| Women Widowed | 22,944 |
| Children Orphaned | 107,860 |
| Women gang-raped / Molested | 11,254 |
| (Mar 2022) | |
| Total Killings | 16 |
| Custodial killings | 0 |
| Civilian arrested | 96 |
| Structures Arsoned/Destroyed | 2 |
| Women Widowed | 2 |
| Children Orphaned | 1 |
| Women gang-raped / Molested | 4 |
Earlier on Ilhan had met the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan in Bani Gala where she admired Imran Khan’s efforts against Islamophobia.