The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Indian Occupied Kashmir has demanded a probe by an independent commission into the enforced disappearances that have been taking place in the territory since 1989.
The APDP members while staging a silent sit-in protest at Partap Park in Srinagar asked the authorities to reveal the whereabouts of the Kashmiris subjected to disappearance in the custody of Indian troops and police personnel, KMS reported.
The APDP leader, Parveena Ahanger, talking to media men on the occasion, welcomed the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur, Margaret Sekaggya, regarding the repeal of black laws, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA) from the occupied territory.
She said that the recommendations had provided a hope to the families of disappeared persons that the cases of their dear ones would be allowed by the government of India in courts.
She maintained that the files of cases of disappeared persons are gathering dust in courts and offices of human rights organisations as the government of India is not granting permission to investigate them.
She pointed out that through AFSPA and other black laws; India is shielding the crimes of its forces.