In a first, four organisations, two each from India and Pakistan, have come together to address the plight of fishermen from the two countries arrested from each other’s territorial or disputed waters.
The National Fishworkers’ Forum India, Peace Mumbai, Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum, and the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research have made a united effort to seek the release of the several hundred fishermen from both sides, who are languishing in various prisons.
They plan to bring in diplomats from both sides, members of a judiciary committee (appointed by both the countries three years ago to address this issue), and fishermen from either country, together at a meeting in New Delhi next week.
“This is for the first time that the fishermen representatives have been invited to a high-level meeting that will have diplomats from both the countries as well as the representatives of the affected communities,” said Manish Lodhari of National Fish workers’ Forum India.
Source : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Indo-Pak-meet-to-discuss-release-of-jailed-fishermen/606560/
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