This is a communication of the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances and the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders to the Government of India expressing grave concern for the arbitrary arrest, detention, intimidation and travel ban issued against Khurram Parvez in reprisal for cooperating with UN human rights mechanisms.
Topics: disappearances, human rights defenders, violation of freedom of movement, violation of right to travel, arbitrary detention, intimidation, reprisals
Terms: arbitrary detention of Khurram Parvez, travel ban, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), enforced disappearances
We express serious concern about the arbitrary arrest of Mr. Khurram Parvez which may be related to the legitimate exercise of his right to freedom of expression, and may constitute a retaliation for his legitimate activities as a human rights defender. Moreover, concern is expressed at allegations that the travel ban and detention appear to be an act of reprisal against Mr. Khurram Parvez for his cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.
September 2016
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