Kashmir Diaspora Coalition & its int’l affiliate organizations for right to self-determination of people of J&K

WASHINGTON, Jan 04 (SABAH): The Kashmir Diaspora Coalition (KDC) and its international affiliate organizations—-World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Washington DC; Kashmir House Istanbul; Kashmir Civitas, Canada; World Kashmir Freedom Movement, London; Tehreek-Kashmir, UK and EU and Kashmir Campaign Global, London have issued the press statement in complete solidarity with the 23 million people of Jammu and Kashmir who are observing January 5, 2023, tomorrow (Thursday) as Right to Self-Determination Day across the world.

The statement said that on January 5, 1949, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) passed its resolution giving the people right to self-determination. Under this right the people of the state of Jammu & Kashmir were authorized to hold a free and unfettered plebiscite under the UN supervision. Unfortunately, the Indian state has failed to cooperate with the UNCIP in implementing Commission’s explicit mission and its underlying UNSC resolution 47 of April 21, 1948, mandating such plebiscite in Kashmir.