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Prominent human rights activists from Jammu and Kashmir in their interventions at the 61st UNHRC meet at Geneva have pulled Pakistan’s track record in human rights and atrocities in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Defender and Chairperson of the Association of Terror Victims in Kashmir (ATVK), Tasleema Akhter told news agency IANS "This time our speech focused on the incident in Pahalgam in 2025, where unarmed people were killed, and we discussed that issue.""Look at the false propaganda that Pakistan is spreading. Their ISI is baseless, and the whole world understands how Pakistan sponsors terrorism and carries out innocent killings in Kashmir. It is our basic right to raise the voice of Jammu and Kashmir,” Akhter said.“…We have been saying that countries around the world have misused religion, particularly in the name of Islam, in the wrong way. Humanity is being destroyed in certain places. For example, they (Pakistan) attacked hospitals and killed around 400 innocent people in Afghanistan..."Akhter noted, "The system here is running very smoothly. The politics here is functioning in a very different and effective way. Everyone is doing their work, the army is handling its responsibilities, and social activists are doing their part. No one is interrupting anyone, and I believe this is a good situation. However, in Pakistan, if someone talks about fundamental rights, they are sent to jail..."“Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir is a part of Indian Jammu and Kashmir. We have always spoken about it and will continue to do so. If you look at the difference between Indian Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, you will see that basic rights of the common people are completely absent there. There is no freedom of speech," according to Akhter.Javed Beigh, a prominent human rights defender and Kashmiri activist from Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, highlighted multiple terror incidents and grave human rights violations during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.Beigh told IANS that his speech touched on three major areas of concern, including terror attacks in Pahalgam and Delhi, systemic violations in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and atrocities in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.Addressing the recent Pahalgam terror attack , the Kashmiri activist detailed how Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out the assault, targeting innocent civilians based on their religious identity.He also noted that some children from Kashmir had been radicalised through various channels by handlers operating across the border.Turning to PoJK, Beigh highlighted the severe human rights violations in the region, including the suppression of public protests and crushing of genuine civilian demands by the local administration and military authorities.He said the people faced widespread governance issues, lack of basic rights, and large-scale violations of human rights, which he has officially registered with the UNHRC.He informed that the population in PoJK was protesting against increased tariffs and rising prices of essential commodities such as food and other necessities, yet their grievances were met with state oppression.