Amnesty Intnl:No Time for Kashmiri Terror Victims

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Thanks a lot for highlighting our plight. We are refugees in our own country.

 

I feel sad for loss of some invaluable manuscripts on Kashmir Shaivism.

 

Regards,

 

Virendra.vrnparker <vrnparker > wrote:

UK Show On Kashmiri Pandits' Plight Draws Little Response>

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_937568,00430005.htm>(ARTICLE HAS

ALREADY BEEN REMOVED)> Finally, after 10 phone calls, she said that 'she (head

of Kashmir at Amnesty International and the Director Asia & Pacific Program of

Amnesty) had too many files on her desk and that she had no time to come,'

although the exhibition was a few blocks from her office. So much for Amnesty's

sense of justice."LONDON, UK, August 9, 2004: A Kashmiri pandits exhibition held

recently> in London by Foundation Against Continuing Terrorism (FACT), which>

through the film "Terrorism Unleashed" and exhibits highlighted the> plight of

Kashmiri pandits, has led to a fierce controversy. Francois> Gautier, a

journalist who lives in India, lamented the lack of

response> and interest in the Indian community and the British media. It was>

indeed surprising that despite a good location, near Trafalgar Square,> and a

high-profile inauguration, the turn-out of the Indian community> or journalists

was pitiable. Pyara S. Khabra, MP, inaugurated the> exhibition. He highlighted

the forced exile of Kashmiri Hindus from> their homeland due to continued

threat of terrorism. He said the Indian> government must create a safe haven in

Kashmir for the return of> Kashmiri Hindus. "I even saw an Indian man turn his

heels as soon as he> saw that it was something on terrorism," said Gautier.>>

Gautier added: "We also witnessed hostility of Amnesty International to> the

plight of the Kashmiri pandits. Sunil Bakshi (the organizer) had> repeatedly

sent invitations to them three weeks before the exhibition.> I personally

called several

times the head of Kashmir at Amnesty> International and the Director Asia &

Pacific Program of Amnesty. She> said they only reported on first-hand facts. I

replied that these were> photos and statistics which nobody could dispute.

Finally, after 10> phone calls, she said that 'she had too many files on her

desk and that> she had no time to come,' although the exhibition was a few

blocks from> her office. So much for Amnesty's sense of justice.">> "I

personally had a lot of hope in the British Press," Gautier said. "I> thought

they would be moved if they saw the photos showing innocent> Kashmiri pandits'

children being mercilessly butchered and the film> made by renowned filmmaker

Ashok Pandit on the tragic story of a> harmless community, who because of

terror became refugees in their own> land. But I was sadly mistaken. One of the

few journalists who cared

to> come to the exhibition was Michael Binyon, Lead Writer of the> prestigious

London Times. Michael saw the exhibition and sat during the> film without

saying a word, and at the end he said: 'It is very crude,> it is not made for

the British public, and it sounds too much like> propaganda.'

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