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OSLO, NORWAY: Two Kashmiri activists on Thursday won Norway’s Rafto Prize for human rights for their long-term struggle against violence in the occupied territory, the jury announced.
Parveena Ahanger, nicknamed “The Iron Lady of Kashmir”, founded and leads the Association of Parents of Missing Persons after her 17-year-old son was kidnapped by Indian forces in 1990. She hasn’t heard anything from or of him since.
Her co-laureate, lawyer Imroz Parvez, founded the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) which promotes human rights and non-violence. It has documented Indian authorities’ use of torture in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1518795/braving-indian-atrocities-norway-honours-two-kashmiri-activists-rafto-prize/
https://thewire.in/182403/parveena-ahangar-imroz-parvez-awarded-norway-rafto-prize-2017-human-rights/