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'''Parvez Imroz''' is | '''Parvez Imroz''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist in [[Srinagar]], the summer capital of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. | ||
He is founder and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) that works to build local alliances between Kashmiri civil society groups, runs advocacy campaigns, documents rights violations and provides legal assistance to victims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/qa-element-fear-kashmir-youth-160905122335781.html|title=Q&A: 'Element of fear is gone' for Kashmir's youth|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref><ref name=":00">{{Cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/exposed-indias-silence-over-human-rights-violations-in-kashmir/|title=Exposed: India’s Silence Over Human Rights Violations in Kashmir|last=Fahad Shah|work=The Diplomat|access-date=2017-04-22|language=en-US}}</ref> He is also convener of ''International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Indian-administered Kashmir'' alongside [[Angana P. Chatterji|Angana Chatterji]], [[Gautam Navlakha]] and Zaheer-Ud-Din.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kashmirprocess.org/conveners.html|title=Conveners, Legal Counsel, and Liaison|website=kashmirprocess.org|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | He is founder and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) that works to build local alliances between Kashmiri civil society groups, runs advocacy campaigns, documents rights violations and provides legal assistance to victims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/qa-element-fear-kashmir-youth-160905122335781.html|title=Q&A: 'Element of fear is gone' for Kashmir's youth|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref><ref name=":00">{{Cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/exposed-indias-silence-over-human-rights-violations-in-kashmir/|title=Exposed: India’s Silence Over Human Rights Violations in Kashmir|last=Fahad Shah|work=The Diplomat|access-date=2017-04-22|language=en-US}}</ref> He is also convener of ''International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Indian-administered Kashmir'' alongside [[Angana P. Chatterji|Angana Chatterji]], [[Gautam Navlakha]] and Zaheer-Ud-Din.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kashmirprocess.org/conveners.html|title=Conveners, Legal Counsel, and Liaison|website=kashmirprocess.org|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | ||
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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
He was awarded the eleventh [[Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize]] by Human Rights Institute of The Bar of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France and the European Bar Human Rights Institute (IDHAE) in 2006, that was first given to [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ludovictrarieux.org/uk-page3.callplt2006.htm|title=Parvez IMROZ - Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize 2006|website=ludovictrarieux.org|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> In 2017 he was awarded the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize]] for Human Rights along with [[Parveena Ahanger]].<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><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=2018-06-16}}</ref> | He was awarded the eleventh [[Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize]] by Human Rights Institute of The Bar of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France and the European Bar Human Rights Institute (IDHAE) in 2006, that was first given to [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ludovictrarieux.org/uk-page3.callplt2006.htm|title=Parvez IMROZ - Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize 2006|website=ludovictrarieux.org|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> In 2017, he was awarded the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize]] for Human Rights along with [[Parveena Ahanger]].<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><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=2018-06-16}}</ref> | ||
== Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) == | == Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) == | ||
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Members of JKCCS have won various domestic and international awards for human rights work done in Jammu and Kashmir such as Khurram Parvez who won the [[Reebok Human Rights Award]] in 2006,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/reebok/20060509.htm|title=J&K activist gets Reebok Human Rights Award|work=Rediff|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> and other members of JKCCS are well known human rights defenders such as Natasha Rather, a [[Front Line Defenders|Front Line Defender]], who also co-authored the book '[[Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora?]]'.<ref name=":02"/> | Members of JKCCS have won various domestic and international awards for human rights work done in Jammu and Kashmir such as Khurram Parvez who won the [[Reebok Human Rights Award]] in 2006,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/reebok/20060509.htm|title=J&K activist gets Reebok Human Rights Award|work=Rediff|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> and other members of JKCCS are well known human rights defenders such as Natasha Rather, a [[Front Line Defenders|Front Line Defender]], who also co-authored the book '[[Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora?]]'.<ref name=":02"/> | ||
The organization was awarded the 23rd Tji Hak-soon | The organization was awarded the 23rd Tji Hak-soon Justice and Peace Prize for work on protection of human rights and promoting justice and peace.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Korean Human Rights Award to Rafto Laureate 2017 Parvez Imroz|url=https://www.rafto.no/news/human-rights-award-to-rafto-laureate-2017-parvez-imroz|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/3ZRtd|archive-date=2021-03-15|access-date=2021-03-15|website=The Rafto Foundation}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||