ISLAMABAD, MAY 24: I strongly condemn Indian court’s fallacious conviction of Yasin Malik on fabricated charges. Yasin Malik is the most prominent and respected voice among Hurriyat leaders in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

His firm resolve against decades of Indian oppression cannot be shaken by such travesties of justice.

I demand acquittal of Yasin Malik. The fabricated charges against him must be dropped. And he must be released forthwith and allowed to reunite with his family.

India must also release all political prisoners and stop egregious human rights violations in the IIOJK.

India must know that it cannot forever prevent the Kashmiri people from exercising their right to self-detemination, given to them by the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council.

I call upon the international community, the United Nations and the human rights and humanitarian organizations to exhort India to stop this grave injustice against Yasin Malik.

The international community must realize that there will be grave humanitarian consequences if India is allowed to continue violating international laws in the IIOJK, with impunity.