Geneva: Kashmiri delegates participating in general during 63rd session of the Human Rights Council have highlighted the abysmal human rights situation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called for prompt action by the international community.ýIn their separate statements, the Kashmiri delegates, including Advocate Pervez Ahmed Shah, Ms Shamim Shawl, Ms Mehr in Nisa, Dr. Shugufta Ashraf and Dr. Sajjad Khan, stressed the need for greater international attention, monitoring and action to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the territory.ýýThey urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to intensify monitoring, demand impartial scrutiny of human rights violations, and call on India to uphold due process, end judicial harassment and ensure accountability.ýýThe delegates expressed serious concern over the intimidation of human rights defenders and political activists, as well as violations of due process affecting individuals involved in human rights advocacy and political express ion in the region.ýThanking the High Commissioner for his global update, the Kashmiri delegates lamented that it did not adequately address the deteriorating detention situation in Jammu and Kashmir.They said that more than 3,000 Kashmiris had been taken into custody by August this year, while regional prisons were holding over 5,300 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of only 3,600.ýThey cited the case of prominent Kashmiri political leader Yasin Malik, who recently filed an affidavit seeking the death penalty for himself while denying involvement in the alleged crime, as an example of what they described as potential coercion and despair, reflecting a growing erosion of public confidence in due process.ýThe delegates also expressed concern over the continued imprisonment and prosecution of Malik and other Kashmiri political prisoners, saying that prolonged incarceration and ongoing legal proceedings raise serious questions about due process and the alleged criminalization of political expression.ý They further drew attention to arbitrary detentions, restrictions on freedom of expression, continued surveillance of human rights defenders.ýThey also exposed Indian political and administrative machinations in Kashmir saying that such measures were affecting the region's identity and demographic character.They specifically condemned the continued surveillance and restrictions faced by human rights activists, including Khurram Pervez and others.ýThe Kashmiri delegates called for continued international scrutiny of the human rights situation in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and urged the High Commissioner to closely monitor cases involving political prisoners and human rights defenders and to press India to uphold fundamental rights and due process.ýIt is pertinent to mention that the Kashmiri delegation, headed by KIIR Chairman Altaf Hussain Wani, is currently in Geneva to attend the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council.