#FreeKhurramParvez

Stop arrests and harassment of human rights defenders in Kashmir

Dozens of organizations, and hundreds of individuals join Kashmir scholars, we submit this statement to express our deep concern over the Government of India's intensified repression of human rights work in the disputed region of Indian-Administered Jammu & Kashmir...


Statement by Jonathan Kuttab regarding Khurram Parvez

"  Human Rights Defenders throughout the world are in desperate need of our solidarity and support.  They are the brave voices standing up for the universal principles of human rights and dignity.  They have no physical or political power at their disposal,...


Media Release: International human rights organizations call for release of Khurram Parvez after one year of arbitrary detention

Today marks one-year since the Indian authorities arrested Khurram Parvez a widely respected human rights defender. Yesterday, leading human rights organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and others said “the Indian authorities must release Parvez immediately and...


Take Action: A year since the arbitrary detention of Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez by India

It is a year since Khurram Parvez, a leading global human rights defender was arbitrarily detained at his residence in Srinagar in Indian occupied Kashmir. Join the call for action in Canada and internationally.


Human Rights as Terror: Authoritarianism as Democracy=

This event was organized in response to the recent escalated crackdowns in the subject regions, the launching of the US-led “Summit for Democracy” (December 9-10) and Human Rights Day (December 10). With: Carolyn Nash (Asia Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA),...