Kashmiri rights activist wins partial court victory but remains behind bars
Summary
Khurram Parvez, a Kashmiri human rights activist jailed for nearly five years on charges of “terror funding,” has been granted bail in one case but remains in jail due to a second case. Both cases involve allegations related to terrorism, and his legal trial has not yet started.Key Facts
- Khurram Parvez was first arrested about five years ago by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA).
- He faces two separate cases accusing him of “terror funding” and recruiting rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir.
- The Delhi High Court granted him bail in the November 2021 case, but he remains imprisoned due to the March 2023 case.
- None of the trials for these cases have started so far.
- Human rights groups have condemned his detention and long wait for trial, highlighting the use of these cases to punish activists.
- The conviction rate under the counterterror law in Kashmir is less than 1 percent.
- Kashmir is a disputed region controlled in parts by India, Pakistan, and China, and has seen multiple wars and continuing tensions.
- India’s government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been criticized for cracking down on dissent in Kashmir.
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