Canada has a duty to respond to human rights situation in Kashmir

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

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BY Anam Zakaria and Michaela Lavis

August 10, 2020

This August marks a year since Kashmir’s special status was revoked by the Indian government. In the lead up to Aug. 5, 2019,

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