Islamabad, August 29,2014 -  The Secretary General of the Kashmir Women's Movement, Shamim Shawl, has condemned the arrest of woman leader Zamarud Habib, by Indian police in Srinagar.

Ms. Shawl stated to the press that the arrest action of Indian police was against democratic norms. Right to freedom of expression and right to peaceful protests are fundamental human rights.

Zamarud Habib was arrested on Wednesday when she was leading a peaceful protest in Srinagar to highlight the search for the many missing in the protracted Kashmir conflict, and to denounce human rights violations being committed by Indian troops and police in occupied Kashmir.

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