By Maktoob Staff
Various international organisations have signed a call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Khurram Parvez from Kashmir as he completes four years in prison today, 22 November, 2025.
Parvez has been arbitrarily detained without trial for four years in Delhi’s Rohini prison under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Parvez is the Coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in March 2023.
“He has, for years, documented human rights violations in Kashmir, including enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings. He cooperated extensively with the United Nations (UN) human rights mechanisms in pursuit of justice and accountability for human rights violations. He was awarded the 2023 Martin Ennals Award for his tireless human rights work,” the statement said.
The statement has been signed by organisations such as the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Front Line Defenders, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Kashmir Law and Justice Project (KLJP), and World Organization Against Torture (OMCT).
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