The Third Committee of the United Nations Gen­eral Assembly, chaired by Ambassador Alexan­der Marschik of Austria, which deals with social, humanitarian, and cultural issues had an interactive dialogue with various UN Thematic Special Rap­porteurs on October 12, 2023. The joint statement also highlighted that Mr Parvez has regular­ly engaged with United Nations bodies, including the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappear­ances and the Human Rights Council, reporting human rights abuses in Kashmir, and faced restrictions and ha­rassment from the Indian Government as a result. Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, of the World Forum for Peace & Justice appreciated the genuine concern expressed by the United Nations Special Rapporteurs in demanding the unconditional release of Khur­ram Parvez, one of the internationally known human rights defenders. US-based Time magazine put Khur­ram Parvez on its list of 100 most influential people. Dr Fai added that Khurram Parvez’s report on ‘Tor­ture: Indian State’s Instrument of Control in Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir’ was a graphic de­scription of torture being used by 900,000 Indian oc­cupation forces in Kashmir.

Source: The Nation October 15, 2023 07:25 UTC