Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

On 10 June 2026 the Al Jazeera and Wire came with the breaking news that after 4 years of illegal detention Khurram Parvez was granted bail. The Delhi high court on 10 June granted bail to the Kashmiri human rights defender in a case in which the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

LiveLaw reports that a division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja allowed Parvez’s appeal challenging a trial court order passed on December 17, 2024, denying him bail. “We have granted bail, subject to various conditions,” the bench said. The full order is awaited. The Delhi High Court granted Khurram Parvez bail in thisNovember 2021 case but he will remain in jail in a separate case from March 2023.

Parvez’s arrest in 2021 and his incarceration since then had invited global censure. In 2023, Parvez was named one of the recipients of the 2023 Martin Ennals Award. The award, named after a famed British human rights activist, recognises “outstanding activists who pioneered human rights”. See: https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/laureates/81468931-79AA-24FF-58F7-10351638AFE3

https://thewire.in/law/jailed-for-over-four-years-kashmir-activist-khurram-parvez-gets-bail-in-nia-case

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/10/kashmiri-rights-activist-wins-partial-court-victory-but-remains-behind-bars

This entry was posted on June 10, 2026 at 17:24 and is filed under awards, Human Rights Defenders, MEA.

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