Friday, July 3, 2020
Violations of Human Rights in Yemen and the Continuation of Saudi Crimes
It is natural that when the name of the war comes up or the news of an attack on another country is heard to seize it and seize the national and cultural resources of the destination country, the issue of human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the Convention on Human Rights will be addressed. In the current situation where the Yemeni people are in complete food and medical poverty. As the initiator of the aggression against the territorial sovereignty of Yemen, Saudi Arabia is the main cause of the dire humanitarian situation in this country. The war crimes committed by Saudi Arabia and its allies against the Yemeni people are not only unforgivable, but it is an undeniable necessity for the continued efforts of international human rights organizations, as well as UN agencies, to immediately stop Saudi Arabia’s inhumane acts.Saudi Arabia is the main cause of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.
The war-mongering and inhumane actions of the Saudi regime and its belligerent allies in recent years, and the continuation of the belligerent and interventionist approach of the Saudi leaders, have exacerbated the plight of the oppressed people and put the oppressed Yemeni people in more trouble. In the current situation where the Yemeni people are in complete poverty and medical poverty, given the fact that Saudi Arabia, as the initiator of the aggression against the territorial sovereignty of Yemen, is the main cause of the dire humanitarian situation in this country.
The world’s corona climate has caused some of the oppression that is taking place in a corner of the globe to be forgotten. It is not fair that the whole world has mobilized to fight the coronavirus, but it has been indifferent to the death of the innocent and oppressed people of Yemen for more than five years. On the other hand, after the outbreak of the coronavirus in the world, the United Nations called on the parties involved, especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to stop the wave of attacks on Yemen for humanitarian reasons so that the World Health Organization (WHO) could strengthen its medical infrastructure and monitor the possible treatment of people with corona.. But in an inhumane act by the Saudi-UAE coalition, it rejected the UN humanitarian request and continued its wave of attacks.
Over the past five years, the devastating presence of the Saudi coalition in Yemen has resulted in nothing but the destruction of Yemen’s vital infrastructure and the severe violation of human rights. The destruction of farms under cultivation of agricultural products, especially coffee, the destruction of thousands of homes, schools, hospitals and cultural centers, which has placed a heavy financial burden on the Yemeni government. The displacement of thousands of women, children and civilians, the closure of factories or offices due to heavy bombardment and the attack on enemy forces, unemployment, poverty, all together have turned Yemen into a wounded country with thousands of bullets and shrapnel. But this wounded land is still standing, and it continues to live on, hoping that powerful and pro-human rights governments will hear their voices.
Is Saudi Arabia the only one violating human rights? The Saudi regime has a long history of violating human rights at home by suppressing and destroying dissidents, and the Saudi coalition has committed many crimes since the start of the war against Yemen in March 2015. While such behavior has always been ignored for some reason by seemingly pro-human rights authorities. But pressure from global public opinion, as well as people in the West, led them to issue a statement condemning human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. Twenty-four European countries, expressed concern on Monday, September ,2019, about the torture, illegal detention and unfair trial of critics, including women activists in Saudi Arabia.
The other focus of the Western statement is concerns about reports of torture, arbitrary detention, forced disappearances, unfair trials and harassment of human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. In fact, the recent publication of 24 Western countries is a sign of a vague policy towards the Saudi regime. Major European countries such as Germany, France and Britain have apparently condemned the Saudi regime for human rights abuses, while having extensive military and weapons ties with Riyadh. Therefore, it can be said that these countries, despite their claims about special attention to human rights, have turned a blind eye to the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi regime’s illegal and inhumane actions, such as the assassination of Khashkechi and the massive crimes committed by the Saudi coalition in the Yemeni war. In other words, a country cannot support human rights while supporting inhumane acts in its own interests. For example, Saudi Arabia is one of the most important customers of French weapons and has used these weapons directly in the Yemeni war and the killing of the oppressed people of Yemen. However, the French government claims that it has not recently issued a weapon that was used directly in the Yemeni war. But the claim has been denied by human rights organizations. According to Patrice Buffer, director of the French Arms Watch, published video tapes prove that French weapons are being used in a way that violates international law. Despite the sanctions, Paris continues to export weapons to Saudi Arabia.
In addition, the common position of Europe and the arms sales of these countries indicates that arms exports from European countries to countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates continue.
In conclusion, the Middle East today faces a regime that has no understanding of human rights. Saudi Arabia, along with its warring allies with its inhumane crimes against the oppressed people of Yemen, not only ignores the current unfavorable situation and the increase in casualties in the country, but also continues its anti-human rights actions. While everyone is waiting for the Western governments to work to prevent these inhumane acts in Yemen, it seems that these countries are not taking any effective action to stop the inhumane actions of the Saudis and their Emirati partners in Yemen because of their material interests, and especially the interests of the major arms companies. Accordingly, it is not only Saudi Arabia that violates human rights in Yemen, but other seemingly pro-human rights governments, including France and Germany which continue to sell their weapons, violate human rights as much as Saudis do.
. Read more at: https://www.newsgram.com/violations-human-rights-yemen-continuation-saudi-crimes/
Geelani blames Pakistan but quitting Hurriyat has Modi govt written all over it
SESHADRI CHARI
It is possible that Pakistan ISI will see the leadership vacuum in Hurriyat as an opportunity to take over the outfit and regroup terror modules. Delhi needs to be vigilant.
With the exit of Syed Ali Shah Geelani from the Hurriyat Conference after leading it for 17 years, Pakistan has lost an important link through which the ISI — the country’s premier intelligence agency — was able to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir. For all those who have been keenly following J&K developments, especially since the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcating the erstwhile state into two Union Territories, Geelani’s resignation from the All Parties Hurriyat Conference should not come as a surprise.
The grapes are sour, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has admitted.
After Article 370’s abrogation and the 2019 Balakot strike, Islamabad was quick to realise that it has been cultivating a wrong set of leaders who paled into insignificance compared to the carefully crafted strategy of the Narendra Modi government in J&K. The surgical strike and the hot pursuit of terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) probably made Islamabad write off Hurriyat leaders, including the 90-year-old Geelani, who were by now of no use to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). With a view to insulate PoK further, the ISI got one of its main operators, Mohammad Hussain Khateeb, appointed as the convenor of the PoK Chapter of Hurriyat. The ISI would expect the new and younger leaders to be more aggressive and active in terror activities against India.
The turning point
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s agenda of abrogating Article 370 and 35A, which granted special status to J&K, was never a secret. And over the years, it was fashionable for the Hurriyat leaders to ‘warn’ of a ‘bloodbath’ in J&K if the Centre even attempted to alter the constitutional setup in J&K.
But when the Modi government made its move in August 2019, there was deafening silence from the Hurriyat leadership. It is easy to explain why — all one needs to do is join the dots that the Centre had been marking for the last two to three years.
Making Hurriyat ineffective
Soon after the Balakot air strike in February 2019, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the houses and properties of Hurriyat leaders. Later, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) imposed penalties on Geelani and others for illegal possession of foreign currencies.
The NIA then filed a charge sheet in October 2019 against Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik and several other self-appointed separatist leaders detailing their links with Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Sayeed – the mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks and a designated global terrorist. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), which was hurriedly cobbled up in 2016 and regularly announced a calendar of protests, came a cropper after some of its leaders were arrested and rendered ineffective.
It is possible that the leadership vacuum in the Hurriyat could be seen as an opportunity for the ISI to take over the outfit and regroup terror modules. New Delhi will have to be even more vigilant and set in motion a series of action-oriented strategies to nip the trouble in the bud. There could be serious attempts to provoke violent protests under the guise of observing the fourth death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, who was killed in an encounter on 8 July 2016 in Anantnag district.
Geelani’s quitting does not absolve him of his sins. He is singularly responsible for ruining the lives of generations of Kashmiri youth, introducing the element of violence in the ‘anti-India’ protests, vitiating the atmosphere of peace and playing into the hands of India’s enemies. All this while his close relatives had the best of education, government jobs and cushy life.
A new central approach
While governments in the past had a flip-flop attitude towards the Hurriyat, the Modi government drew a new red line, clearly stating that no talks between India and Pakistan will include any third party such as the Hurriyat or other separatist leaders. The core principle of the Hurriyat is to function as a platform for what it calls a “struggle directed against the forcible and fraudulent occupation of the state by India”.
An outfit that seeks freedom from the “occupational forces of India”, and uses extreme violence and terror as its tools to achieve its goal, has no place in a democratic setup. The Hurriyat Conference needs to be identified as a terrorist outfit and dealt with accordingly.
But the political process in J&K cannot be kept in suspension for long. Sooner or later, the status of Union Territory J&K will have to be changed and statehood restored followed by assembly and municipal elections. The J&K assembly has a total of 111 seats, with 24 reserved for members from PoK.
Once the proposed exercise of delimitation is carried out, the PoK seats should be filled through nomination. This will not only cater to the democratic aspirations of the people of PoK but also take New Delhi one step closer to fulfilling the mandate of the unanimous resolution of the joint sitting of Parliament held on 22 February 1994.
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari holds a meeting with doctors from every part of the country
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a meeting with the members of “Young Doctors’ Association” from all over the country who briefed him about the situation of Covid-19 pandemic in the country. This meeting was attended by doctors from Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Doctors from Larkana attended the meeting on special invitation.
The doctors who attended the meeting included President Peoples Doctors Forum Pakistan Dr. Karim Khawaja, Dr. Khizar and Dr. Mazhar from Punjab, Dr. Umar Sultan, Mehboob Imrani and Dr. Arsalan Mehmood from Sindh, Dr. Rizwan Kundi, Dr. Asfandyar Bhutani, Dr. Aftab Marwat from KP, Dr. Yasir Achakzai, Dr. Hanif Looni, Dr. Rahim from Balochistan, Dr. Aijaz Ayub, Dr. Bahadur Shah, Dr. Mehboob ul Haq from Gilgit Baltistan, Dr. Waqar Ashraf Butt from AJK and Dr. Irshad Abro from Larkana.
The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, President PPP Punjab Qamar Zaman Kaira, General Secretary PPP Punjab Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, Syed Hasan Murtaza, Sohail Anwar Sial, Chaudhry Latif Akbar and Jamil Soomro were also present on the occasion.
These doctors from all over the country briefed Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari about health sector in their respective provinces and areas. Chairman Bilawal condemned the arrest of doctors demanding safety kits. He said that arresting doctors is a shameful act. Chairman PPP instructed Chaudhary Latif Akbar to morally and legally help the arrested doctors and not to go home till they are released. He said our doctors save lives of the people and assure health of the people by putting their own health and lives in danger. The Young Doctors thanked Sindh government for providing risk allowance to the doctors and demanded risk allowance for doctors all over the country. Chairman Bilawal said that soon, the Sindh government will legislate for the security of doctors. He also demanded to restore Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University so that research can be started there.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that during normal situation as well as during pandemic, doctors are our first line soldiers. He assured doctors his support for their demands and said that he will continue to raise his voice for their demands.
https://www.ppp.org.pk/2020/07/03/chairman-ppp-bilawal-bhutto-zardari-holds-a-meeting-with-doctors-from-every-part-of-the-country/
عمران خان کی حکومت نے وباء کے دنوں میں جس غفلت کا مظاہرہ کیا ہے کہ عوام انہیں معاف نہیں کرسکتی، چیئرمین پی پی پی بلاول بھٹو زرداری
چیئرمین پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا ہے کہ عمران خان کی حکومت نے وباءکے دنوں میں جس غفلت کا مظاہرہ کیا ہے کہ عوام انہیں معاف نہیں کر سکتے۔ یہ کیسے حکمران ہیں جو ڈاکٹروں کی بجائے غیرمتعلقہ لوگوں سے پوچھ رہے ہیں کہ وباءسے کیسے نمٹا جائے؟ عمران خان کو شرم آنی چاہیے کہ اپنے اعلان کے باوجود انہوں نے ایک بار بھی ڈاکٹروں سے مشاورت نہیں کی۔ جمعہ کے روز بلاول ہاﺅس لاہور میں ویڈیو لنک اجلاس جس میں تمام صوبوں کے ینگ ڈاکٹرز ایسوسی ایشن کے نمائندے شریک تھے سے کورونا وباءپر تفصیل کے ساتھ بریفنگ لی۔
ویڈیو لنک اجلاس میں پنجاب، سندھ، بلوچستان، خیبرپختونخواہ، آزاد کشمیر، گلگت بلتستان اور خاص طور پر لاڑکانہ سے تعلق رکھنے والے ڈاکٹروں نے خاص طور پر شرکت کی۔ ان میں پیپلزڈاکٹرز فورم پاکستان کے صدر ڈاکٹر کریم خواجہ، پنجاب سے تعلق رکھنے والے ینگ ڈاکٹرز ایسوسی ایشن ڈاکٹر خضر اور ڈاکٹر مظہر، سندھ کی نمائندگی ڈاکٹر عمر سلطان، محبوب عمرانی اور ڈاکٹر ارسلان محمود نے کی۔ ویڈیو لنک اجلاس میں ینگ ڈاکٹرز ایسو سی ایشن کے پی کی نمائندگی ڈاکٹر رضوان کنڈی، اسفند یار بھوٹانی اور آفتاب مروت، بلوچستان کی نمائندگی ڈاکٹر یاسر اچکزئی، حنیف لونی اور ڈاکٹر رحیم نے کی جبکہ گلگت بلتستان سے ڈاکٹر اعجاز ایوب، ڈاکٹر بہادر شاہ اور ڈاکٹر محبوب الحق شامل تھے۔ ویڈیو لنک اجلاس میں ینگ ڈاکٹرز ایسوسی ایشن آزاد کشمیر کی نمائندگی ڈاکٹر وقار اشرف بٹ نے کی جبکہ لاڑکانہ سے ڈاکٹر ارشاد ابڑو اجلاس میں شریک ہوئے۔
اجلاس میں وزیراعلیٰ سندھ سید مراد علی شاہ، پیپلزپارٹی پنجاب کے صدر قمر زمان کائرہ، چوہدری منظور احمد، سید حسن مرتضیٰ، سہیل انور سیال، آزاد کچمیر کے صدر چوہدری لطیف اکبر اور جمیل سومرو بھی شریک تھے۔ ملک بھر سے ڈاکٹروں کے نمائندگان نے چیئرمین پیپلزپارٹی بلاول بھٹو زرداری کو شعبہ صحت کی صورتحال پر بریفنگ دی۔ اجلاس میں چیئرمین پیپلزپارٹی نے ینگ ڈاکٹرز ایسوسی ایشن آزاد کشمیر کے گرفتار ڈاکٹروں کی رہائی کا مطالبہ کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ حفاظتی کٹس اور حقوق مانگنے پر آزاد کشمیر کے ڈاکٹروں کو گرفتار کرنا ایک شرمناک عمل ہے۔
چیئرمین پیپلزپارٹی نے پیپلزپارٹی آزاد کشمیر کے صدر چوہدری لطیف اکبر کو ہدایت کی کہ وہ گرفتار ڈاکٹروں کی اخلاقی اور قانونی اور ہر طرح کی مدد کریں۔ چیئرمین پیپلزپارٹی نے چوہدری لطیف اکبر کو ہدایت کی کہ پیپلزپارٹی آزاد کشمیر کے رہنما اس وقت تک واپس گھر نہ جائیں جب تک گرفتار ڈاکٹرز رہا نہ ہوں۔ ینگ ڈاکٹرز نے مطالبہ کیا کہ پورے پاکستان کے ڈاکٹروں کو سندھ کی طرح رسک الاﺅنس دیا جائے۔ ینگ ڈاکٹروں نے رسک الاﺅنس دینے پر سندھ حکومت کا شکریہ ادا کیا۔ چیئرمین پیپلزپارٹی نے ینگ ڈاکٹروں کو رسک الاﺅنس دینے کے مطالبے پر اتفاق کیا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ سندھ میں جلد ڈاکٹروں کی سکیورٹی کے لئے بھی قانون سازی کی جائے گی۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ وفاقی حکومت اسلام آباد کی شہید ذوالفقار علی میڈیکل یونیورسٹی کو فوری طور پر بحال کرے تاکہ وفاقی سطح پر بھی ریسریچ ہو۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ ہونا تو یہ چاہیے تھا کہ وفاقی حکومت کورونا وائرس کے حوالے سے ڈاکٹروں سے مشاورت کرتی مگر انہیں گرفتار کیا گیا۔ طبی آلات مانگنے پر حکومت نے ڈاکٹروں سے مجرموں جیسا سلوک کیا۔ بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ ہمارے ڈاکٹر مجرم نہیں مسیحا ہے۔ اپنی زندگیاں داﺅ پر لگا کر انسانی زندگیاں بچانے کی جدوجہد کر رہے ہیں۔ ان ڈاکٹروں کو لاوارث چھوڑنا سفاکیت کی انتہا ہے۔ چیئرمین پیپلزپارٹی نے کہا کہ عام دنوں اور خصوصی طور پر وباءکے دنوں میں ڈاکٹر ہمارے فرنٹ لائن کے سپاہی ہیں۔ بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے ڈاکٹروں کو یقین دلایا کہ وہ ان کے مطالبات کی مکمل حمایت کرتے ہیں اور ان کے حقوق کے لئے آواز بلند کرتے رہیں گے۔
فاروق آباد میں ٹرین حادثے پر بلاول بھٹو کا اظہار افسوس
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی (پی پی پی) کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نےفاروق آباد
بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے متاثرہ خاندانوں سے ہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے زخمیوں کے بہتر علاج معالجے کو یقینی بنانے پر زور دیا ہے۔
انہوں نے کہا کہ ٹرین حادثات کے متعلق سلیکٹڈ وزیراعظم آج ایک بار پھر اپنے پرانے بیان کی ویڈیو کلپ چلا کر دیکھ لیں۔
بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ آئے روز کبھی طیارہ تو کبھی ٹرین حادثہ ہوجاتا ہے، کیا حکومتیں ملک کو اس طرح چلاتی ہیں؟۔
پی پی چیئرمین نے کہا کہ حکومت کی جانب سے حادثات پر نوٹس لینے والا ڈھونگ بے اثر ہوچکا ہے، وزیراعظم اب یہ تکلیف بھی نہ اُٹھائیں۔
انہوں نے کہا کہ نااہل حکومت کا خمیازہ معصوم شہریوں کو بھگتنا پڑ رہا ہے۔
فیصل آباد سے لاہور آنے والی ٹرین شاہ حسین ایکسپریس سکھ خاندان سے بھری ویگن سے ٹکرا گئی، جس کے نتیجے میں19سکھ یاتری ہلاک ہوگئے۔
ترجمان ریلوے کا کہناہے کہ شاہ حسین ایکسپریس فاروق آباد ریلوے اسٹیشن کے قریب سکھ برادری کی کوسٹر سے ٹکرائی، حادثے میں سکھ خاندان کے 19 افراد ہلاک ہوگئے جبکہ متعدد زخمی ہیں، زخمیوں کو طبی امداد کے لیے اسپتال پہنچا دیا گیا۔
ریسکیو ذرائع کا کہنا ہے کہ حادثہ فاروق آباد اور بحالی ریلوے اسٹیشن کے درمیان بغیر پھاٹک کی کراسنگ پر اُس وقت پیش آیا جب ڈرائیور نے پھاٹک سے پیچھےکچے راستے سےکوسٹر گزارنے کی کوشش کی۔
ترجمان ریلوے نے بتایا ہے کہ کوسٹر میں ایک ہی سکھ خاندان کے 25 افراد سوار تھے، سکھ خاندان پشاور سے ننکانہ صاحب فوتگی پر آیا تھا۔ کوسٹر پشاور سے واپس جاتے ہوئے سچاسودا گوردوارہ کے قریب ٹرین سے ٹکرائی۔
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