Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday condemned the ill treatment and solitary confinement of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi and her aides including Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fehmeeda.
Mirwaiz tweeted: “Strongly condemn the ill treatment &solitary confinement of Asiya Andrabiji &her two associates at Tihar Jail,leadership &youth day in and out are being subject to coercive &arbitrary detention for their political beliefs and even basic human rights are denied to them in prisons!”
On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court sought response of the Centre and the prison authorities on a plea by Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Aasiya Andrabi and her associates challenging their solitary confinement.
Besides Andrabi, her associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen have also approached the high court for being kept in solitary confinement and allegedly being denied basic human rights.
