Geneva, April 2 -- Kashmiri political activist Javed Beigh addressed a side event at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to highlight the ongoing oppression of minorities in Pakistan and the severe conditions in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). He contrasted the stark absence of fundamental rights in these areas with the rapid advancements occurring in Jammu and Kashmir.

During his speech, Beigh underscored the systematic abuses faced by minorities in Pakistan, especially Hindus and Christians. He noted that forced conversions of women are widespread, with many being married off to significantly older men. "As a proud Kashmiri Indian Muslim, I stand here in Gene...