APHC condemns ‘targeted surveillance’ on Mirwaiz, its executive members

Srinagar, Jul 23 : All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Friday condemned the targeted surveillance on its chairman Mirwaiz UmarFarooq and senior executive members Bilal Ghani Lone and Masroor Abbas Ansari.

APHC in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) also condemned the hacking of phones of journalists activists businessmen and others in J&K as per the expose.

APHC spokesman said that hacking into people’s phone for surveillance, is a wilful and direct violation of the universally acknowledged fundamental right to privacy a basic human right and those involved in it should be tried.

“It acknowledges the fact that in
J&K basic human rights of an entire population remain suspended, and the writ of the state rules with a heavy hand so to expect redressal of this issue -especially from those that are indulging in it, is very unlikely,” it said.

APHC said it’s chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has for the past two years been put under
house detention by the Government, without giving any reason. All his basic human rights already stand violated, it added—(KNO)