Canada has a duty to respond to human rights situation in Kashmir
By Anam Zakaria and Michaela Lavis August 10, 2020
Andrew McNaughton, Canada's former UN representative, sponsored the resolution that calls for a plebiscite for Kashmiris to determine their own future as a nation during his tenure in the late 1940s.
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and the Trudeau government face calls to pick up on the work of Andrew McNaughton, Canada's former UN representative, who sponsored the resolution that calls for a plebiscite for Kashmiris to determine their own future as a nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
This August marks a year since Kashmir’s special status was revoked by the Indian government. In the lead up to Aug. 5, 2019, political leaders were arrested, curfew was enforced, more troops were deployed in the heavily militarized region, and the longest internet shutdown in any democracy’s history was imposed.
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