UN Official Calls for Probe of Kashmir Human Rights Abuses

The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an international inquiry into alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein issued the call Thursday in conjunction with the first report issued by his office on the situation in Kashmir, which it says highlights "chronic impunity for violations committed by security forces" in both the Indian and Pakistani controlled regions of the Himalayan territory since 2016. The report accuses troops in the Indian-held...

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