PUCL calls for the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, who was arrested on 22nd November 2021, by the National Investigating Agency under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Indian Penal Code. PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES (PUCL) STATEMENT ON ARREST OF KHURRAM PARVEZ 23.11.21 PUCL calls […]
Srinagar (22 November, 2021) : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday evening arrested prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez after raiding his residence and office in Srinagar earlier in the day. Parvez has been booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and on other multiple charges. Parvez is the chairperson of the […]
Twenty-nine years have passed since the residents of the twin villages of the Kupwara district in Kashmir — Kunan and Poshpora — were subjected to mass rape and torture within the walls of their own homes by the Indian armed forces. With no substantial development in their entreaty for justice against their alleged rape and […]