WASHINGTON: US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has urged respect for human rights and called for the maintenance of peace along the de facto border in Kashmir after India end Occupied Kashmir s special status by abrogating Article 35A and Article 370, stripping it of the significant autonomy it has enjoyed for seven decades.
“We are concerned about reports of detentions and urge respect for individual rights and discussion with those in affected communities,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
Just ahead of the Indian announcement, senior former and current Kashmiri political leaders said that they had been put under house arrest.
“We call on all parties to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Control” that divides the Pakistani and Indian sectors of the disputed territory, Ortagus said.
