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| name = Khurram Parvez
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| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]], [[India]]
| nationality = {{flag|India}}
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| known_for = [[Reebok Human Rights Award]]
| occupation = Chairperson, [[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)]]
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| spouse = Sameena Khurram
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'''Khurram Parvez''' is a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] [[human rights activist]].<ref>Chatterji, Angana P. "The Militarized Zone," in {{cite book|last1=Ali|first1=Tariq|last2=Bhat|first2=Hilal|last3=Chatterji|first3=Angana P.|last4=Khatun|first4=Habbah|last5=Misra|first5=Pankaj|last6=Roy|first6=Arundhati|title=Kashmir: The Case for Freedom|publisher=[[Verso Books]]|isbn=9781844677351|page=123|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Quraishi|first1=Humra|title=Kashmir, the Untold Story|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=9780143030874|page=156|language=en}}</ref> He is the Chairperson of [[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Secretariat|first1=AFAD|title=Stop Harassment Of Human Rights Defenders In Kashmir!|url=http://www.afad-online.org/18-resources/305-stop-harassment-of-human-rights-defenders-in-kashmir|website=www.afad-online.org|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref> and Program Coordinator of Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS).<ref name="thewire" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Rights activist Khurram Pervez detained|url=http://www.kashmirmonitor.in/Details/109491/rights-activist-khurram-pervez-detained|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=Kashmir Monitor}}</ref> Khurram is a recipient of the 2006 [[Reebok Human Rights Award]].<ref>{{cite news|title=J&K activist gets Reebok Human Rights Award|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/reebok/20060509.htm|date=9 May 2006|first=Suman Guha|last=Mozumder|accessdate=7 February 2020|publisher=Rediff News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Award to Khurram vindicates fight for human rights: Imroz|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/news/award-to-khurram-vindicates-fight-for-human-rights-imroz/4826.html|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]]}}</ref> Parvez was included in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s [[Time 100|annual list of the 100 most influential people]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khurram Parvez ‘modern-day David’: Time 100 most influential list |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/24/jailed-kashmir-rights-activist-khurram-parvez-in-times-100-list |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Parvez is married to Sameena Khurram and has a son.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Khurram Parvez, Kashmiri human rights activist arrested by NIA? |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/11/23/who-is-khurram-parvez-kashmiri-human-rights-activist-arrested-by-nia.html |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>

==Detentions==

=== 2016 arrest ===
On 14 September 2016, he was first stopped by Indian authorities at [[New Delhi airport]] to prevent him from attending the [[UN Human Rights Council|33rd UN Human Rights Council Session]] in Geneva to brief UN bodies, including the [[UN High Commissioner for Human Rights]], and foreign governments on the alleged atrocities committed by Indian state forces in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] during [[2016 Kashmir unrest|2016 Kashmir violence]].<ref name="thewire">{{cite news|last1=Bhatnagar|first1=Gaurav Vivek|title=Kashmiri Human Rights Activist Headed for UN Meet Detained at Delhi Airport|url=http://thewire.in/66062/kashmiri-human-rights-activist-headed-for-un-meet-detained-at-delhi-airport/|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=[[The Wire (India)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez detained day after being stopped at Delhi’s IGI|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kashmiri-activist-khurram-parvez-detained-day-after-being-stopped-at-delhi-s-igi/story-GDHpUnGmBawZwRyDEBiJqM.html|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=16 September 2016}}</ref>

Parvez was later arrested on 15 September by Indian officials from his home in [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India: Activist Blocked from UN Meeting, Detained|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/16/india-activist-blocked-un-meeting-detained|accessdate=22 January 2017|publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=16 Sep 2016|ref=Khurram Parvez was arrested in his home on 15 September 2016, a day after being prevented from leaving the country with a group of rights activists who were traveling to Geneva to raise concerns about violations during the security force crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir to contain violent street protests.}}</ref> Later on 16 September 2016, Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society stated that Khurram Parvez has been detained without formal arrest or notifications, and in violation of his rights to information, and legal counsel.<ref>{{cite news|title=J&K Police arrests human rights activist Khurram Parvez|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/khurram-parvez-kashmiri-human-right-activist-detained-delhi-airport-arrest-3033451/|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Raj|first1=Suhasini|title=India Prevents Kashmiri Activist From Traveling to U.N. Meeting|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/world/asia/india-kashmir-khurram-parvez-jkccs.html|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=15 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India: Kashmir police arrest activist Khurram Parvez|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/india-kashmir-police-arrest-activist-khurram-parvez-160916060226635.html|accessdate=16 September 2016|publisher=[[AlJazeera]]}}</ref> On 21 September, a day after a sessions court ordered his release, Khurram Parvez had been detained a second time under Public Safety Act (PSA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Masood|first1=Bashaarat|title=Day after court ‘sets free’ activist Khurram Parvez, J&K govt books him under PSA|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/khurram-parvez-public-safety-act-arrest-detention-human-rights-activists-jammu-kashmir-3042652/|accessdate=22 January 2017|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=22 September 2016|ref=A day after a sessions court ordered his release, the Jammu and Kashmir government invoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against human rights activist Khurram Parvez.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India: Kashmiri human rights activist re-arrested|url=http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/india-kashmiri-human-rights-activist-re-arrested|accessdate=22 January 2017|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=21 Sep 2016|ref=Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez has been detained a second time, after a court ordered his release from administrative detention on Tuesday.}}</ref> On 25 Nov 2016, [[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh|Jammu Kashmir High Court]] quashed his detention, even then he was not released from prison.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vivek Bhatnagar |first1=Gaurav |title=Khurram Parvez Remains in Custody Despite HC Order Overruling Detention |url=https://thewire.in/rights/khurram-parvez-remains-in-police-custody-despite-high-court-order-overruling-detention |access-date=2022-08-30 |work=The Wire |date=2022-11-28}}</ref> After 76 days of detention,<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmir: Human rights activist Khurram Parvez released|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/kashmir-human-rights-activist-khurram-parvez-released-161130140321711.html|accessdate=22 January 2017|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English]]|date=30 Nov 2016|ref=Parvez said on his Facebook page the 76-day detention was a difficult time for him and his family.}}</ref> on 30 November he was finally released from prison following the orders<ref>{{cite news|title=High Court orders release of prominent Kashmiri human rights activist|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1244535/high-court-orders-release-prominent-kashmiri-human-rights-activist/|accessdate=22 January 2017|agency=[[Reuters]]|newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=26 November 2016|ref=A court in Indian held Kashmir on Friday ordered police to release a prominent Kashmiri human rights activist arrested two months ago on charges of involvement in activities against the public order, saying authorities had no evidence.}}</ref> of [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bukhari|first1=Fayaz|title=Released from jail, Kashmiri activist vows to fight for prisoner rights|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-rights-idUSKBN13P1QB|accessdate=22 January 2017|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=30 Nov 2016|ref=A prominent Kashmiri human rights activist who was released from prison on Wednesday said his two-month detention had strengthened his resolve to highlight violations against prisoners in India's restive Himalayan state.}}</ref>

=== 2021 arrest ===
On 22 November 2021, Parvez was arrested by the [[National Investigation Agency]], having been accused of "terror-funding" and "conspiracy". His home and office were raided.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-11-23|title=Khurram Parvez: Kashmiri rights activist arrested under anti-terror law|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59383554|access-date=2021-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=How a terrorism law in India is being used to silence Modi’s critics|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/10/how-terrorism-law-india-used-to-silence-modis-critics|access-date=2021-12-10|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* [[Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy]]
* [[Kashmir: The Case for Freedom]]

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