BRUSSELS (Kashmir English): A photo exhibition titled “Kashmir Black Day: A Forgotten Tragedy” is being held at the Pakistan’s Embassy here to mark Kashmir Black Day and highlight the grave human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Ambassador of Pakistan to European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg, Rahim Hayat Qureshi on Friday inaugurated the week-long exhibition, according to the state-owned news agency.
Sufferings of Kashmiri people
The event showcases powerful images and documented evidence depicting India’s crimes against humanity and the decades-long sufferings of the Kashmiri people under occupation.
The exhibits, based on reports by the United Nations and international human rights organizations, portray the continued denial of fundamental freedoms and human dignity in occupied Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Rahim Hayat Qureshi said that October 27 marked the day India forcibly occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a tragic turning point that unleashed a pattern of repression and violence which continues unabated till today.
He urged the international community to take notice of the ongoing human rights violations in the territory and hold India accountable for its actions.
The exhibition will remain open for one week at the Embassy of Pakistan, Brussels.
