‘Tough stance against youth will not bring peace in valley’
Srinagar: In connection with the Mother’s Day, the International Forum for Justice and Human Rights -JK (IFJHR-JK) presses for the release of all youth who were arrested recently allegedly charged with stone pelting and trouble mongering.
Chairman of the forum, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo in a statement has said that all the youth who were arrested during the recently concluded parliamentary elections should be released on humanitarian grounds as their parents are living in misery being at bay from their loved ones.
“We appeal government to facilitate the early release of all the youth as a goodwill gesture in connection with the Mother’s Day,” Untoo said, adding, “Government’s tough stance in dealing with arrested youth will not, in any way, contribute to ensure peace in the valley.”
Untoo said though there are not serious cases against these youth except the alleged stone pelting which can be patched up through “other options” as counseling.
The forum also demands justice for the families whose kith and kin have been subjected to enforced disappearance. “We want government to take up the issue of enforced disappearance and redress the same as early as possible,” IFJHR-JK chairman added.