PEACE MUMBAI Press Statement *Peace Mumbai on Mass Upheaval, State Repressions and Need for a Just and Fair Political Solution in Kashmir Valley*
** Alarmed at the escalating violence in Kashmir and saddened at the loss of civilian lives and property, Peace Mumbai urges the Union Government of India and the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir to take appropriate steps immediately to break the vicious cycle of violence that has gripped the region the last few weeks. We demand prompt withdrawal of the army from the populous areas and that restraint be exercised by the security forces, especially the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which too often engagesin the display of disproportionate force. The CRPF is alleged to have killed 15 civilians during violent demonstrations, held in defiance of curfew. Most of the civilians killed have been between 13 and 19 years of age. We also call upon all political parties and non-state actors – to desist from measures which only help to further exacerbate an already volatile situation. We know that there is no military solution to the issue of Kashmir, and that a political solution has to be worked out. We are also aware that the violence is being timed to coincide with the ongoing engagement between India and Pakistan. In the interest of peace we call upon all political parties – both mainstream and separatist – and stakeholders to enter into immediate talks and to try and arrive at a just and political solution for the troubled region. Peace Mumbai appeals to both the central and state governments to implement the decisions reached at the round table meetings on Jammu and Kashmir convened by the Prime Minister in 2006-2007, to improve local governance, to strengthen the role of the Jammu and Kashmir police in order to allow the withdrawal of the central paramilitary forces from the region, whose presence in the valley is a particular irritant for the local population and provides a point of friction , to allow for the impartial investigation into all allegations of human rights abuses by the security forces and by non-state actors, to hold a time-bound enquiry into all cases of disappearances and missing persons, and to bring to speedy justice all those found guilty of any such violation and excess. Asad Bin Saif Jatin Desai Jaya Velankar Kamini Kapadia Lena Ganesh Varsha R Berry Sukla Sen __._,_.___ Reply to sender<[email protected]?subject=peace+mumbai+statement+on+kashmir+situation>| Reply to group<[email protected]?subject=peace+mumbai+statement+on+kashmir+situation>| Reply via web post<http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/mediainitiative/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxaTBlaXRyBF9TAzk3NDkwNDgxBGdycElkAzE0NDM2NzQyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcyMDEzNjM4MgRtc2dJZAM1MjkyBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTI3OTIwNTA0Ng--?act=reply&messageNum=5292>| Start a new topic<http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/mediainitiative/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdjFtbWFkBF9TAzk3NDkwNDgxBGdycElkAzE0NDM2NzQyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcyMDEzNjM4MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNzkyMDUwNDY-> Messages in this topic<http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/mediainitiative/message/5292;_ylc=X3oDMTM1NTJvNHM0BF9TAzk3NDkwNDgxBGdycElkAzE0NDM2NzQyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcyMDEzNjM4MgRtc2dJZAM1MjkyBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI3OTIwNTA0NgR0cGNJZAM1Mjky>( 1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group<http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/mediainitiative;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbGM3aXA5BF9TAzk3NDkwNDgxBGdycElkAzE0NDM2NzQyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcyMDEzNjM4MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyNzkyMDUwNDY-> "I MAY DISAGREE OF WHAT YOU SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO MY LAST BREATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT" -Voltaire [image: Yahoo! Groups]<http://in.groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZXFxNWhuBF9TAzk3NDkwNDgxBGdycElkAzE0NDM2NzQyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcyMDEzNjM4MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI3OTIwNTA0Ng--> Switch to: Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=change+delivery+format:+Traditional>, Daily Digest<[email protected]?subject=email+delivery:+Digest>• Unsubscribe<[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>• Terms of Use <http://in.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . __,_._,___ -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
