YFK Holds A Public Discussion On Use Of Rape As A Tool Of Punishment In Conflict Areas

YFK Holds A Public Discussion On Use Of Rape As A Tool Of Punishment In Conflict Areas

YFK–International Kashmir Lobby Group (Youth Forum For Kashmir) holds a Public Discussion, in relevance with the Mass Rape Incident of Kunan Poshpora in Indian-occupied Kashmir on 24 February 1991 and the Khojaly Massacre Incident in Azerbaijan on 26 February 1992, titled “The Use of Rape As A Tool of Punishment in Conflict Zones: Examples From Nagorno-Karabakh And Kashmir”

Islamabad(Pakistan Point News - 27th Feb, 2018 ) YFK–International Kashmir Lobby Group (Youth Forum For Kashmir) holds a Public Discussion, in relevance with the Mass Rape Incident of Kunan Poshpora in Indian-occupied Kashmir on 24 February 1991 and the Khojaly Massacre Incident in Azerbaijan on 26 February 1992, titled “The Use of Rape As A Tool of Punishment in Conflict Zones: Examples From Nagorno-Karabakh And Kashmir”, at YFK Main Office, Federal Capital Islamabad.

Key-note speakers included Dr. Farzana Bari-a well-known Human Rights Activist & Director Gender Studies Center-Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad, Mr. Samir Guliyev-Third Secretary Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ms. Naseema Wani-Member Legislative Assembly-Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Ms. Sidra Humayun-Trainer & Researcher-Medico-Legal & GBV, Mr. Ahmed Quraishi-Director YFK–International Kashmir Lobby Group (Youth Forum For Kashmir), and others.

Event was attended by young Kashmiri and Pakistani men and women, university students, researchers, and human rights defenders, etc. YFK–International Kashmir Lobby Group (Youth Forum For Kashmir) is a non-partisan, international non-governmental organization, working for the peaceful resolution of Kashmir Conflict in accordance with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions.