By Mussawar Safi, LIPR Ambassador of Peace The UN Special Rapporteur on enforced disappearances, human rights defenders, freedom of expression, and inhuman treatment sent a draft letter to the Indian government expressing concern about the detention and alleged terrible treatment of human rights defender Muhammad Ahsan
United Nations: India must immediately end its crackdown against Kashmiri human rights defenders, a UN expert said, after renowned Kashmiri rights defender Khurram Parvez was arrested in a second case on terrorism charges. “Indian authorities appear to be intensifying the long-standing repression of Kashmiri civil society,”
Srinagar: Jailed Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez has won the Martin Ennals Award, one of the world’s most prestigious human rights prizes, along with two other campaigners from Chad and Venezuela, with the jury hailing their “courage”. Khurram Parvez is a programme coordinator of human rights
New Delhi: Incarcerated Kashmir human rights activist Khurram Parvez has been named one of the three recipients of the 2023 Martin Ennals Award. The award, named after a famed British human rights activist, recognises “outstanding activists who pioneered human rights”. The two other winners are Delphine
Islamabad: Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organisation Mushaal Hussein Mullick lambasted RSS-backed Indian government for unlawful detention of thousands of innocent Kashmiris including senior Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik and human right defender Khurran Parvez.
Geneva: The arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez had a chilling effect on civil society, rights activists and journalists in the region, UN experts warned, reiterating their call for his immediate release by the Indian government.