Green Party MP Keith Locke has presented a petition to Parliament requesting that the House of Representatives urge the New Zealand Government to call on the Indian Government to withdraw its occupation of Kashmir and stop the on-going violence against Kashmiri civilians.
Ghulam Haider Lone and 924 others signed the petition before it was presented to Parliament.
The petition, numbered 2008/115, has been referred to the Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee for further action. It was presented to Parliament on December 15 last year.
A petition is a document addressed to the House of Reps and signed by at least one person. It asks the House to act on a matter of public policy or law, or to put right a local or private concern.
Any one of any age can petition the House including corporations and unincorporated bodies with sufficient identity as organizations.
A petition can only be accepted by the House if it confirms to certain rules.