UN experts urge India to stop targeting prominent Kashmir activist Khurram Parvez, saying he is still deprived of liberty 'in what appears to be a new incident of retaliation for his legitimate activities as a human rights defender'
New Delhi continues to use controversial UAPA law as a means of"coercion" to restrict civil society, media, and human rights defenders in disputed Kashmir, says a group of top human rights experts.
A group of UN human rights experts has called on Indian authorities to immediately release Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, saying he is detained at one of India's three most "overcrowded and unsanitary jails" risking his health, in particular from coronavirus. India's top anti-terrorism investigation agency arrested Parvez in the restive India-administered Kashmir after raiding his home and office.
"Mr. Parvez has worked extensively to document serious human rights violations, including enforced disappearances and unlawful killings, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir," the UN experts said.
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