human rights defender

Khurram Parvez

© The Kashmir Wala

Organization affiliation

  • Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
  • International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
  • Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS)

HRD's year of birth

1977

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • NGO member

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

Released on bail

HRD's bio and work

Khurram Parvez is a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, Program Coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), and Chairperson of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD). He is widely recognized for his decades of work documenting enforced disappearances, torture, and unmarked graves in Jammu & Kashmir. In 2023, he was awarded the prestigious Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. Since this arrest in 2021, he has been featured in the UN Secretary-General's report on reprisals.

Detained since

Nov 22, 2021

Date of release

Jul 22, 2026

Charge(s)

  • Anti-government propaganda
  • Subversion
  • Terrorism

Sentence

Khurram Parvez faces two major UAPA cases registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi:

Primary Case (RC-30/2021/NIA/DLI - Terror Conspiracy):

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): Sections 17 (raising funds for terror), 18 (conspiracy), 18B (recruiting persons for terror), 38 (association with terror organization), and 40 (raising funds for terror organization). Indian Penal Code (IPC): Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 (waging war against the state), and 121A (conspiracy to wage war).

Second Case (RC-37/2020/NIA/DLI - NGO Terror Funding Case):

UAPA: Sections 17, 18, 22A (offences by companies/societies), 22C, 38, 39, and 40. IPC: Section 120B.

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Longitude: 77.14251391111462

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Asia: Southern Asia

Location of detention - City/Town

New Delhi

Location of detention - Facility

Rohini Jail

Recent case update / evolution

On 10 June 2026, the Delhi High Court granted bail to Khurram Pravez in relation to RC-30/2021/NIA/DLI - Terror conspiracy case.

On 18 July 2026, a District and Sessions Judge in New Delhi granted bail to Khurram Parvez in relation to RC-37/2020/NIA/DLI - NGO Terror Funding Case.

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