SRINAGAR: Expressing fears that human rights activist Khurram Parvez may beimplicated in false terrorism-related cases by the Indian authorities, UNSpecial Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor has said that heis not a terrorist.
Earlier today, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reportedly arrestedParvez from his house in Jammu and Kashmir.
Parvez, 44, is chairperson of the Asian Federation Against InvoluntaryDisappearances (AFAD) and the programme coordinator of the Jammu KashmirCoalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), Indian media reported.
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Taking to Twitter, Mary Lawlor said, “I am hearing disturbing reports thatKhurram Parvez was arrested today in Kashmir and is at risk of beingcharged by authorities in India with terrorism-related crimes.”
