▁over ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁t ense ▁situation ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁his ▁sp ok esp erson ▁Steph ane ▁Du jar ric ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁maximum ▁rest raint ▁from ▁all ▁parties . ▁He ▁also ▁offered ▁med iation ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁solving ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁dispute , ▁provided ▁both ▁countries ▁agreed ▁to ▁his ▁med iation . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁requested ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁to ▁let ▁it ▁visit ▁K ash mir ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses , ▁however ▁the ▁request ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁rejected ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁by ▁all ▁political ▁parties ▁alleg ing ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁inter ference ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁internal ▁affairs . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁August , ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Prince ▁Ze id ▁bin ▁Ra ' ad ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁and ▁Pak ist ani ▁govern ments ▁to ▁allow ▁its ▁obser vers ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁region . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August , ▁Ban ▁Ki - mo on ▁respond ed ▁to ▁a ▁letter ▁by ▁Pak ist ani ▁prime ▁minister ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁on ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁situation , ▁stating : ▁" I ▁de pl ore ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁hope ▁that ▁all ▁efforts ▁will ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁avoid ▁further ▁violence ... ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁remains ▁convinced ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁through ▁dialog ue ▁that ▁the ▁out standing ▁issues ▁between ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁India