UKPNP protests in Geneva, slams Pakistan over extremism in PoJK

Apr 01, 2025

Geneva, Switzerland, 01 April 2025: - At the ongoing 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a powerful demonstration, raising serious concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking during the protest, UKPNP Central Committee Member Sajid Hussain condemned the suppression of fundamental freedoms in PoJK under the 1974 Act, which curtails political rights and free speech. He also accused Pakistan of fuelling extremism in the region.