Mirwaiz Umer leaves for rights conference in Geneva

By IANS,

Srinagar : Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Sunday left for New Delhi on way to Geneva to attend the 21st International Human Rights Conference, an aide said.

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“The Mirwaiz would raise the issue of unmarked graves in Kashmir at the conference and also highlight the conditions of prisoners languishing in various jails without trial,” Shahid-ul-Islam, the Mirwaiz’s secretary, told IANS.

He also said the Mirwaiz would also participate in symposia and seminars on torture and human rights violations in Kashmir during his trip to Geneva.