Bergen, Norway: Paveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz receive second most prestigious award for their struggle on Human Rights in Kashmir

Rafto Prize 2017 awarded to Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger

Bergen, Norway  Two leading Kashmiri human rights defenders Pareena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz Advocate have received second most prestigious award on human rights in a graceful ceremony in the western city of Bergen, Norway. A large participations of human rights defenders, social activists, intellectuals, researchers and academic personalities attended the gathering held in national theatre of the city. Earlier, Mr Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt, the Rafto Foundation, Executive Director introduced the prize laureates and their work for human rights in Indian Held Kashmir. After receiving the RAFTO Prize 2017, both the…

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RAFTO-Norway award is an international recognition of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Says Ali Raza Syed

Chairman Kashmir Council Eu Ali Raza Syed

Bergen Norway, Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) has appraised the RAFTO Foundation of Norway for giving its annual award of 2017 to two leading Kashmiri human right defenders Parvez Imroz advocate and Parveena Ahangar. In a statement Mr Ali Raza Syed said, the award by the internationally famous organisation to Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahangar is worldwide recognition of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The award will be given to them on 5th November, Sunday in Bergen city of Norway and both of them have been arrived…

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ناروے نے پرویز امروز اور پروینا آھنگر کیلیے ایوارڈ کا اعلان کرکے مظلوم کشمیریوں کا حوصلہ بڑھا دیاہے، علی رضا سید

Chairman Kashmir Council Eu Ali Raza Syed Brussels Belgium

برگن، ناروے چیئرمین کشمیرکونسل ای یو علی رضا سید نے کہاہے کہ ناروے کی انسانی حقوق کی عالمی شہرت یافتہ تنظیم ’’رفتو فاونڈیشن‘‘ نے مقبوضہ کشمیرمیں انسانی حقوق کے لیے کام کرنے والی دو متعبر شخصیات کے لیے  ایوارڈ کا اعلان کرکے مظلوم کشمیریوں کے حوصلے بڑھا دیئے ہیں۔ واضح رہے کہ ناروے کی رفتو فاونڈیشن یہ ایوارڈ مقبوضہ کشمیرمیں انسانی حقوق کے لیے کام کرنے والے نامور وکیل پرویز امروز ایڈوکیٹ اور خاتون کارکن پروینا آھنگر کے لیے اپنے سالانہ ایوارڈ کا اعلان کیاہے جو انہیں پانچ نومبر بروز…

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The 2017 RAFTO’s Prize to Parveena Ahangar and Imroz Parvez of Kashmir

Nominees for Rafto Prize 2017

Special Report by Overseas Tribune RAFTO’S Prize of Norway will go to Parveena Ahangar and Imroz Parvez of Kashmir for their decades of campaigning for human rights in the Indian Held Jammu and Kashmir. The statement of RAFTO foundation of Norway said, Parveena Ahangar and Imroz Parvez have long been at the forefront of the struggle against arbitrary abuses of power in a region of India that has borne the brunt of escalating violence, militarisation and international tension.  Also Read:Norwegian Pakistanis play active role in a drive for donation for…

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