London (07 August 2012): Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is continuing its “Torch of Peace” campaign in London. JKLF functionaries and volunteers are very enthusiastic to carry this campaign forward and vehicles are moving around Olympic Village and important tourist attractions as well as the most important landmarks of Central London. The vehicles which have been decorated with banners, highlighting Human Rights violations in Kashmir drew lot of attention from the public and world media present in London to cover the London Olympics.

Yesterday “Torch of Peace” campaign vehicles also drew around UK Parliament, Downing Street (British PM office) and many other important government offices.

Senior Vice-President of JKLF UK zone Mahmood Hussain who was overseeing the campaign yesterday has said that international community especially Britain has a moral obligation to play a pivotal role for a peaceful and lasting solution based on the democratic will of the people of Jammu Kashmir. He said that Kashmiri community in Britain want an honourable solution of the Kashmir issue based on the true aspiration of its people. Mahmood Hussain further said that there are about 1.5 million Kashmiris living in Britain and the purpose of this “Torch of Peace” campaign is to remind the Government of Britain to intervene in order to save precious lives in Kashmir.

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“Torch of Peace”

“Kashmir Awareness Campaign during 2012 Olympic Games in London”

Press Release (London 27 July 2012): Athletes from over two hundred countries are taking part in one of the largest sporting events-the Olympic Games- in London as a manifestation of   universal goodwill and fraternal relations amongst the nations and Peoples of the world. Millions of people throughout the world however continue to suffer and endure oppression at the hands of some of the states represented at the Games.

17 million people of Kashmir are one such glaring example of   suffering and oppression at the hands of the Indian State. Over 700,000 Indian troops are actively deployed in the Indian held part of the forcibly divided state of Kashmir, who openly indulges in massive abuse of human rights, rapes, destruction of property and disappearance of innocent youths.

More recently, thousands of unmarked graves were discovered in many areas of Kashmir as reported by Amnesty International. Thousand of Kashmiri people are still languishing in prisons across India. The revelation of these unmarked graves has increased the fear of their whereabouts.

The Torch of Peace campaign is to  high light the plight of  Kashmiri people (without disturbing the enjoyment of the games) and expose the  state oppression by the  huge occupying army of  so called largest democracy in the world-India which continues to deny to the people of Jammu Kashmir, their internationally recognised, inherent and inalienable right of self determination.

The Torch of Peace is also to expose the   indifference and failure of the big' powers' and the United Nations to secure the FREEDOM for the people of Kashmir which the world body promised the people of Jammu Kashmir. 

The-launch of the Torch of Peace is a reminder to the World Conscience of the continued enslavement and subjugation and forced division of 17 million people and their land between India and Pakistan.

You are therefore cordially requested to attend this poignant and its launch on Wednesday, 1^st August 2012 Time: 2pm at 93 Leytonstone Road, London, E15 1JA (Car Park)

For further details contact:

Mr. Mahmood Hussain                   (+44) 0795 640 0834

Mr Mahmood Faiz on                       (+44) 0794 671 8006

Email:                                               jklfukzone@gmail.com

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