Bhat condemns politically-motivated verdict, urges UN actionSenior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader and Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement (JKSM) Chairman Altaf Ahmed Bhat has denounced the sentencing of prominent Kashmiri leader Aasiya Andrabi and her associates as politically motivated. The criticism follows an Indian court's decision to sentence Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Aasiya Andrabi to life imprisonment, while her associates Fehmida Sofi and Nahida Nasreen were handed 30-year prison terms. He argued that such measures undermine the rule of law and form part of a systematic campaign against dissenting political voices in Kashmir. According to Bhat, several leaders, including Yaseen Malik, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Masarat Alam Bhat, Dr Abdul Hameed Fayyaz and Zaffar Akbar Bhat, remain imprisoned under deteriorating health conditions. Calling for global intervention, Bhat urged international human rights organisations and the United Nations to hold India accountable.

Source: The Express Tribune March 25, 2026 03:50 UTC