: Protest Condemnations against Arrest of Khurram Parvez #IndiaNEWSAll #Jammu and Kashmir All India Students Association (AISA) had organized a protest in which Human rights activists in Bengaluru

Protest Condemnations against Arrest of Khurram Parvez #IndiaNEWSAll #Jammu and Kashmir
All India Students Association (AISA) had organized a protest in which Human rights activists in Bengaluru organized a protest against the arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez and demanded his immediate release.
Khurram Parvez is the Chairperson of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and also the programme co-ordinator of Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS).
On Monday, 22nd November, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested well-known human rights activist Khurram Parvez in Srinagar after initially detaining him for interrogation in connection with a case on 6th November filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), including terror funding.
This has not been the first time that Khurram Parvez has been under the radar of the state and its investigative agencies. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had raided Parvez’s residence and office in Srinagar, along with the residences of several activists and journalists in the month of October last year.
International Bodies Condemn Arrest of Khurram Parvez by NIA

Mary Lawlor, The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders reacted sharply stating that “I’m hearing disturbing reports that Khurram Parvez was arrested today
in Kashmir and is at risk of being charged by authorities in India with terrorism-related crimes. He’s not a terrorist, he’s a human rights defender,” tweeted

I’m hearing disturbing reports that Khurram Parvez was arrested today in Kashmir & is at risk of being charged by authorities in #India with terrorism-related crimes. He’s not a terrorist, he’s a Human Rights Defender @mujmash @RaftoFoundation @GargiRawat @NihaMasih pic. twitter. com/9dmZOrSwMY
— Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs (@MaryLawlorhrds) November 22, 2021
“We observe with regret that the Indian government intimidates citizens working to secure the values and norms enshrined both in the Constitution of India and in international treaties ratified by the government itself. We appeal to Indian authorities to respect Mr. Parvez’s habeas corpus rights and release him from detention without delay,” Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt, Director of the Rafto Foundation, a body working for the global promotion of human rights said in a statement that can be accessed here.
CPIML Liberation has issued a statement condemning the arrest of Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez
The World Organization Against Torture, based in Geneva, also expressed its deep concern. “We are deeply concerned about the high risk of torture while in custody.