ANKARA 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) joined other non-governmental organizations Wednesday in urging India, Pakistan and the UN Human Rights Council to take action to address the grave human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Representatives of the ICJ and some international NGOs such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued a joint statement at the United Nations.

In the statement, the organizations urged the authorities to take action to stop human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Our organizations express grave concern over the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir, where the authorities imposed severe restrictions