India must immediately end crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders: UN expert

India must end crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders: UN official on Khurram Parvez’s arrest

Mary Lawlor said that Indian authorities appear to be ‘intensifying the long-standing repression’ of Kashmiri civil society.

India urged to stop crackdown on Kashmir activists

INDIA must stop its crackdown on Kashmiri activists, a United Nations expert said on Friday, calling for greater accountability. The appeal of Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, came after the latest arrest of prominent rights defender Khurram Parvez, who had been in detention for more than a year on charges related to conspiracy and terrorism.  "Indian authorities appear to be intensifying the longsta…

India must immediately end crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders: UN expert

United Nations/Geneva, Mar 24 (PTI) A top UN expert on Friday asked India to immediately end the crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders and urged New Delhi to release and close all investigations initiated against them. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders made this comment days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) […]

India: UN expert demands immediate end to crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders (Press Release) - UN SR Human Rights Defenders

GENEVA (24 March 2023) – India must immediately end its crackdown against Kashmiri human rights defenders, UN expert* said today,

Rights expert urges India to stop crackdown on Kashmir activists

India must immediately halt its crackdown on Kashmiri activists, the independent UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, said on Friday, calling for greater accountability.