The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expresses concern over the verdict rendered by the Supreme Court of India on 11 December 2023, upholding the unilateral actions taken by the Indian government on 5th August 2019 that stripped the special status of the territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The General Secretariat, about the decisions and resolutions of the Islamic Summit and the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers related to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, reiterates its call to reverse all illegal and unilateral measures taken since 5 August 2019 aimed at changing the internationally-recognized disputed status of the territory.

The General Secretariat reaffirms its solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their quest for the right of self-determination and reiterates its call on the international community to enhance its efforts to resolve the issue of Jammu and Kashmir by the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.

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The Supreme Court of India (SCI) refused to take a call on the constitutional validity of the Centre's move to scrap 'Article 370', a special status granted to the Occupied state of Jammu and Kashmir.

After a 16-day-long hearing, the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on September 5.

The 2019 declaration was "a culmination of the process of integration and as such is a valid exercise of power", the Supreme Court said in its verdict.

The move was accompanied by the imposition of direct rule from New Delhi, mass arrests, a total lockdown and communication blackout that ran for months as India bolstered its armed forces in the region to contain protests.