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	\| caption = Ahangar ~~speaking to the media~~ in London, United Kingdom ~~about her 24-year long search for her missing son~~		\| caption = Ahangar in London, United Kingdom
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	\| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]]		\| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]], [[India]]
	\| alma_mater =		\| alma_mater =
	\| other_names = Iron Lady of Kashmir		\| other_names = Iron Lady of Kashmir
	\| known_for = *[[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize\|Rafto Prize for Human Right 2017]]		\| known_for = *[[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize\|Rafto Prize for Human Right 2017]]
	*Nominated for [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005
	*Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders
	\| occupation = Chairperson, Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)		\| occupation = Chairperson, Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)
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	'''Parveena Ahangar''' (born in [[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir]]) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].		'''Parveena Ahangar''' (born in [[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir]]) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].

	She won the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize\|Rafto Prize]] for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against enforced disappearances” and for demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/parveena-ahangar-imroz-parvez-awarded-norway-rafto-prize-2017-human-rights\|title=Parveena Ahangar, Parvez Imroz Awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for Human Rights\|website=The Wire\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rafto.no/the-rafto-prize/the-next-rafto-prize-laureate\|title=Parveena Ahangar & Parvez Imroz\|website=The Rafto Foundation\|access-date=2018-06-15~~}}</ref> She was also nominated for [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news~~\|~~url~~=~~https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20180615214755~~/https://www.~~hindustantimes~~.~~com~~/~~india/three~~-~~kashmiri~~-~~women~~-~~nominated~~-~~for-nobel~~-prize~~/story~~-~~OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html~~\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 June 2018\|title=Three Kashmiri women nominated for Nobel Prize\|date=2005-10-04\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2018-06-15\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/three-kashmiri-women-among-1-000-nobel-peace-prize-nominees/308038\|title=Three Kashmiri women among 1, 000 Nobel Peace Prize nominees\|work=Outlook India\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was named as one of the [[BBC 100 Women]], a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|title=BBC 100 Women 2019 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 ~~\|website=BBC~~}}</ref>		Parveena Ahangar, was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2005 [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/parveena-ahangar-a-story-of-courage-from-kashmir/2059667#]. She won the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize\|Rafto Prize]] for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against enforced disappearances” and for demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/parveena-ahangar-imroz-parvez-awarded-norway-rafto-prize-2017-human-rights\|title=Parveena Ahangar, Parvez Imroz Awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for Human Rights\|website=The Wire\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rafto.no/the-rafto-prize/the-next-rafto-prize-laureate\|title=Parveena Ahangar & Parvez Imroz\|website=The Rafto Foundation\|access-date=2018-06-15\|archive-date=15 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214700/https://www.rafto.no/the-rafto-prize/the-next-rafto-prize-laureate\|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was named as one of the [[BBC 100 Women]], a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite news \|title=BBC 100 Women 2019 \|work=BBC News \|date=15 October 2019 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 }}</ref>

	Parveena is referred to as the 'Iron lady of Kashmir'. She was nominated by the Indian media Channel [[CNN IBN]] for an award which she rejected on account of the deceitful approach by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.<ref>[https://oracleopinions.com/2018/05/12/mothers-day-special-parveena-ahengar-mouj-of-kasheer/ ~~Mother’s~~ Day Special: Parveena Ahengar, Mouj of Kasheer]</ref>		Parveena is referred to as the 'Iron lady of Kashmir'.<ref name=":0" /> She was nominated by the Indian media Channel [[CNN IBN]] for an award which she rejected on account of the deceitful approach by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://oracleopinions.com/2018/05/12/mothers-day-special-parveena-ahengar-mouj-of-kasheer/ \|title=Mother's Day Special: Parveena Ahengar, Mouj of Kasheer \|access-date=11 August 2018 \|archive-date=3 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303214154/https://oracleopinions.com/2018/05/12/mothers-day-special-parveena-ahengar-mouj-of-kasheer/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons ==		== Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons ==

	Parveena started the "Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons" in 1994 to provide support and mobilize family members of missing persons due to enforced disappearances and to put pressure on India's government to investigate the estimated 8-10,000 cases of involuntary disappearances in Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://culturesofresistance.org/allied-projects-apdp\|title=Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons {{!}} Cultures of Resistance\|website=culturesofresistance.org\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> The organization is part of the [[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-10-16\|title=Annual Report 2018\|url=https://www.afad-online.org/images/annual-reports/2018-AFAD-Annual-Report.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726142843/https://www.afad-online.org/images/annual-reports/2018-AFAD-Annual-Report.pdf\|archive-date=2021-07-26\|access-date=2021-12-26\|publisher=[[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances]]}}</ref>		Parveena started the "Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons" in 1994 to provide support and mobilize family members of missing persons due to enforced disappearances and to put pressure on India's government to investigate the estimated 8-10,000 cases of involuntary disappearances in Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://culturesofresistance.org/allied-projects-apdp\|title=Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons {{!}} Cultures of Resistance\|website=culturesofresistance.org\|date=9 April 2019 \|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> The organization is part of the [[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-10-16\|title=Annual Report 2018\|url=https://www.afad-online.org/images/annual-reports/2018-AFAD-Annual-Report.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726142843/https://www.afad-online.org/images/annual-reports/2018-AFAD-Annual-Report.pdf\|archive-date=2021-07-26\|access-date=2021-12-26\|publisher=[[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances]]}}</ref>

	Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, has represented APDP’s cause in the [[Philippines]] (2000), [[Thailand]] (2003), [[Indonesia]] (2005), [[Chiang Mai]] (2006), [[Geneva]] (2008), [[Cambodia]] (2009) and [[London]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23976/remembering-those-in-kashmir-who-exist-but-are-missing/\|title=Remembering those in Kashmir who exist but are missing\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>		Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, has represented APDP’s cause in the [[Philippines]] (2000), [[Thailand]] (2003), [[Indonesia]] (2005), [[Chiang Mai]] (2006), [[Geneva]] (2008), [[Cambodia]] (2009) and [[London]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23976/remembering-those-in-kashmir-who-exist-but-are-missing/\|title=Remembering those in Kashmir who exist but are missing\|date=6 September 2014 \|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>

	==Lecture at the University of Westminster==		==Lecture at the University of Westminster==

	Ahanger spoke at London's [[University of Westminster]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=2018-04-26\|title=Parveena Ahnager speaking at University of Warwick, UK\|url=https://kashmirlife.net/parveena-ahnager-speaking-at-university-of-warwick-uk-172884/~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-12-10\|website=[[Kashmir Life]]}}</ref> A quote from her speech:<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Zahoor\|first=Zubair\|date=2021-07-16\|title=Parveena Ahangar: The Iron Lady Of Kashmir\|url=https://countercurrents.org/2020/07/parveena-ahangar-the-iron-lady-of-kashmir/\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-10\|website=Counter Currents\|language=en-US}}</ref>		Ahanger spoke at London's [[University of Westminster]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=2018-04-26\|title=Parveena Ahnager speaking at University of Warwick, UK\|url=https://kashmirlife.net/parveena-ahnager-speaking-at-university-of-warwick-uk-172884/\|access-date=2021-12-10\|website=[[Kashmir Life]]}}</ref>

	~~{{Rquote\|centre\|Nobody understands a mother’s pain. I'm a victim, there are many like us. APDP originated out of my pain, and pain of hundreds of mothers like me.\| \|Parveena Ahanger\|s=ns\|tn=y}}~~

	==References==		==References==
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	'''Parveena Ahangar''' (born in [[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir]]) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].		'''Parveena Ahangar''' (born in [[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir]]) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].

	She won the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize\|Rafto Prize]] for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against enforced disappearances” and for demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/parveena-ahangar-imroz-parvez-awarded-norway-rafto-prize-2017-human-rights\|title=Parveena Ahangar, Parvez Imroz Awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for Human Rights\|website=The Wire\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rafto.no/the-rafto-prize/the-next-rafto-prize-laureate\|title=Parveena Ahangar & Parvez Imroz\|website=The Rafto Foundation\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was also nominated for [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214755/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 June 2018\|title=Three Kashmiri women nominated for Nobel Prize\|date=2005-10-04\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2018-06-15\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/three-kashmiri-women-among-1-000-nobel-peace-prize-nominees/308038\|title=Three Kashmiri women among 1, 000 Nobel Peace Prize nominees\|work=Outlook India\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was named as one of the BBC 100 Women, a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|title=BBC 100 Women 2019 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 \|website=BBC}}</ref>		She won the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize\|Rafto Prize]] for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against enforced disappearances” and for demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/parveena-ahangar-imroz-parvez-awarded-norway-rafto-prize-2017-human-rights\|title=Parveena Ahangar, Parvez Imroz Awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for Human Rights\|website=The Wire\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rafto.no/the-rafto-prize/the-next-rafto-prize-laureate\|title=Parveena Ahangar & Parvez Imroz\|website=The Rafto Foundation\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was also nominated for [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214755/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 June 2018\|title=Three Kashmiri women nominated for Nobel Prize\|date=2005-10-04\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2018-06-15\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/three-kashmiri-women-among-1-000-nobel-peace-prize-nominees/308038\|title=Three Kashmiri women among 1, 000 Nobel Peace Prize nominees\|work=Outlook India\|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was named as one of the [[BBC 100 Women]], a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|title=BBC 100 Women 2019 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 \|website=BBC}}</ref>

	Parveena is referred to as the 'Iron lady of Kashmir'. She was nominated by the Indian media Channel [[CNN IBN]] for an award which she rejected on account of the deceitful approach by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.<ref>[https://oracleopinions.com/2018/05/12/mothers-day-special-parveena-ahengar-mouj-of-kasheer/ Mother’s Day Special: Parveena Ahengar, Mouj of Kasheer]</ref>		Parveena is referred to as the 'Iron lady of Kashmir'. She was nominated by the Indian media Channel [[CNN IBN]] for an award which she rejected on account of the deceitful approach by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.<ref>[https://oracleopinions.com/2018/05/12/mothers-day-special-parveena-ahengar-mouj-of-kasheer/ Mother’s Day Special: Parveena Ahengar, Mouj of Kasheer]</ref>
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	== Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons ==		== Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons ==

	Parveena started the "Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons" in 1994 to provide support and mobilize family members of missing persons due to enforced disappearances and to put pressure on India's government to investigate the estimated 8-10,000 cases of involuntary disappearances in Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://culturesofresistance.org/allied-projects-apdp\|title=Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons {{!}} Cultures of Resistance\|website=culturesofresistance.org\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>		Parveena started the "Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons" in 1994 to provide support and mobilize family members of missing persons due to enforced disappearances and to put pressure on India's government to investigate the estimated 8-10,000 cases of involuntary disappearances in Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://culturesofresistance.org/allied-projects-apdp\|title=Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons {{!}} Cultures of Resistance\|website=culturesofresistance.org\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> The organization is part of the [[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-10-16\|title=Annual Report 2018\|url=https://www.afad-online.org/images/annual-reports/2018-AFAD-Annual-Report.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726142843/https://www.afad-online.org/images/annual-reports/2018-AFAD-Annual-Report.pdf\|archive-date=2021-07-26\|access-date=2021-12-26\|publisher=[[Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances]]}}</ref>

	Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, has represented APDP’s cause in the [[Philippines]] (2000), [[Thailand]] (2003), [[Indonesia]] (2005), [[Chiang Mai]] (2006), [[Geneva]] (2008), [[Cambodia]] (2009) and [[London]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23976/remembering-those-in-kashmir-who-exist-but-are-missing/\|title=Remembering those in Kashmir who exist but are missing\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>		Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, has represented APDP’s cause in the [[Philippines]] (2000), [[Thailand]] (2003), [[Indonesia]] (2005), [[Chiang Mai]] (2006), [[Geneva]] (2008), [[Cambodia]] (2009) and [[London]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23976/remembering-those-in-kashmir-who-exist-but-are-missing/\|title=Remembering those in Kashmir who exist but are missing\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
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	==Lecture at the University of Westminster==		==Lecture at the University of Westminster==

	Ahanger spoke at London's [[University of Westminster]] in 2014. A quote from her speech:		Ahanger spoke at London's [[University of Westminster]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=2018-04-26\|title=Parveena Ahnager speaking at University of Warwick, UK\|url=https://kashmirlife.net/parveena-ahnager-speaking-at-university-of-warwick-uk-172884/\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-10\|website=[[Kashmir Life]]}}</ref> A quote from her speech:<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Zahoor\|first=Zubair\|date=2021-07-16\|title=Parveena Ahangar: The Iron Lady Of Kashmir\|url=https://countercurrents.org/2020/07/parveena-ahangar-the-iron-lady-of-kashmir/\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-10\|website=Counter Currents\|language=en-US}}</ref>
	{{Rquote\|centre\|Nobody understands a mother’s pain. I'm a victim, there are many like us. APDP originated out of my pain, and pain of hundreds of mothers like me.\| \|Parveena Ahanger ~~in June, 2014{{citation needed\|date=November 2020}}~~\|s=ns\|tn=y}}
			{{Rquote\|centre\|Nobody understands a mother’s pain. I'm a victim, there are many like us. APDP originated out of my pain, and pain of hundreds of mothers like me.\| \|Parveena Ahanger\|s=ns\|tn=y}}

	==References==		==References==
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{{short description|Indian activist}}
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| name = Parveena Ahangar
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| caption = Ahangar speaking to the media in London, United Kingdom about her 24-year long search for her missing son
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| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]]
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| other_names = Iron Lady of Kashmir
| known_for = *[[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize|Rafto Prize for Human Right 2017]]
*Nominated for [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005
*Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders
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'''Parveena Ahangar''' (born in [[Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir]]) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

She won the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize|Rafto Prize]] for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against enforced disappearances” and for demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/parveena-ahangar-imroz-parvez-awarded-norway-rafto-prize-2017-human-rights|title=Parveena Ahangar, Parvez Imroz Awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for Human Rights|website=The Wire|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rafto.no/the-rafto-prize/the-next-rafto-prize-laureate|title=Parveena Ahangar & Parvez Imroz|website=The Rafto Foundation|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was also nominated for [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214755/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/three-kashmiri-women-nominated-for-nobel-prize/story-OYek9S9WKju6O8SXyzoA0N.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2018|title=Three Kashmiri women nominated for Nobel Prize|date=2005-10-04|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/three-kashmiri-women-among-1-000-nobel-peace-prize-nominees/308038|title=Three Kashmiri women among 1, 000 Nobel Peace Prize nominees|work=Outlook India|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> She was named as one of the BBC 100 Women, a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC 100 Women 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 |website=BBC}}</ref>

Parveena is referred to as the 'Iron lady of Kashmir'. She was nominated by the Indian media Channel [[CNN IBN]] for an award which she rejected on account of the deceitful approach by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.<ref>[https://oracleopinions.com/2018/05/12/mothers-day-special-parveena-ahengar-mouj-of-kasheer/ Mother’s Day Special: Parveena Ahengar, Mouj of Kasheer]</ref>

== Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons ==

Parveena started the "Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons" in 1994 to provide support and mobilize family members of missing persons due to enforced disappearances and to put pressure on India's government to investigate the estimated 8-10,000 cases of involuntary disappearances in Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://culturesofresistance.org/allied-projects-apdp|title=Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons {{!}} Cultures of Resistance|website=culturesofresistance.org|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>

Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, has represented APDP’s cause in the [[Philippines]] (2000), [[Thailand]] (2003), [[Indonesia]] (2005), [[Chiang Mai]] (2006), [[Geneva]] (2008), [[Cambodia]] (2009) and [[London]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23976/remembering-those-in-kashmir-who-exist-but-are-missing/|title=Remembering those in Kashmir who exist but are missing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>

==Lecture at the University of Westminster==

Ahanger spoke at London's [[University of Westminster]] in 2014. A quote from her speech:
{{Rquote|centre|Nobody understands a mother’s pain. I'm a victim, there are many like us. APDP originated out of my pain, and pain of hundreds of mothers like me.| |Parveena Ahanger in June, 2014{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}|s=ns|tn=y}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://apdpkashmir.com/a-provisional-biography-of-the-association-of-parents-of-disappeared-persons-kashmir/ A Provisional Biography of a Journey Towards Justice for the Enforced Disappeared]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150217215736/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/india/lookingforthemissing/article4-921943.aspx Photography of APDP by National Media]
* [http://www.kashmirdispatch.com/conflict/30089156-disappearance-day-parveenas-promise-to-mugli.htm Parveena's Promise]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002022/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main6.asp?filename=Ne090411mothers_of_all.asp Story of Parveena Ahanger]
* [https://kashmirsolidaritymumbai.wordpress.com/tag/parveena-ahanger/ A blog by Mumbai based human rights activists]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150216203709/http://kashmirreader.com/the-resilient-parveena-ahanger-17675 Interview with Ahanger]
* [http://www.kashmirlife.net/tag/parveena-ahanger/ A Documentary based on Parveena Ahanger]

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