SRINAGAR, 24 November 2021, (TON): The United Nations have strongly criticised the arrest of a prominent activist in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) on terror charges, saying he is “not a terrorist”.
Khurram Parvez was arrested by India's federal National Investigation Agency (NIA), an Indian official briefed on the situation told Reuters.
He added that his residence and office were searched and a mobile phone, laptop and books seized.”
A spokesperson for the NIA confirmed Parvez's arrest on Tuesday.
Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, called Parvez's arrest "disturbing".
She said in a tweet “he's not a terrorist, he's a human rights defender.”
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