Human rights week: mirwaiz condemns ‘nocturnal raids, arrests’ in srinagar

Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday condemned the “nocturnal raids” and the “arrests” of resistance activists in Srinagar in connection with Human Rights Week.  Taking to

Twitter, Mirwaiz said during the raids the family members of pro-freedom activists were “ruthlessly beaten and harassed.”  “Nocturnal raids by police on resistance activists and people’s

homes in Srinagar city in connection with Human Rights Week! Family members ruthlessly beaten and harassed, activists arrested while others on the run! What state aggression! Even Peaceful

candle light protests against Human Rights abuses a threat to the mighty rulers whose standard response is repression, repression and still more repression!” Mirwaiz wrote on Twitter.  > 

Nocturnal raids by police on resistance activists and people’s > homes in Srinagar city in connection with Human Rights Week!Family > members ruthlessly beaten and harassed,activists 

arrested while > others on the run! What state aggression!Even Peaceful candle light > protests against.. >  > — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) December 5, 2018 > Human

 Rights abuses a threat to the mighty rulers whose standard > response is repression repression and still more repression! >  > — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) December 5, 

2018 Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have urged people to observe ‘Human rights week’ from December 3. They have asked people to

hold peaceful protests and candlelight vigils after evening prayers to highlight human rights violations in Kashmir.