Other names Iron Lady of Kashmir Ethnicity Kashmiri | Name Parveena Ahanger | |
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Occupation Chairperson, Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Indian-controlled Kashmir Known for Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 and Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders | ||
Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger awarded Rafto Prize 2017
Parveena Ahanger (born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Indian Administered Kashmir, who was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for her strength, pacifism and human rights activism. She had started this organization in 1995 to provide support and mobilize family members of missing persons due to enforced disappearances to put pressure on the India's government to investigate the estimated 8-10,000 cases of involuntary and enforced disappearances in Kashmir. Parveena is also referred to as the "Iron lady of Kashmir". She was nominated by the prestigious Indian media Channel CNN IBN for a coveted award which she rejected on account of the deceit approach adopted by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.
Contents
- Parvez Imroz and Parveena Ahanger awarded Rafto Prize 2017
- Human rights in KashmirConversation with Parveena Ahangar at The University of Manchester
- APDPs global representation
- Lecture at University of Westminster
- References
Human rights in Kashmir:Conversation with Parveena Ahangar at The University of Manchester
APDP's global representation
Parveena Ahanger, cofounder and chairman of the Associatipn 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). Her efforts attained global recognition on 10 July 2005 when she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lecture at University of Westminster
Ahanger spoke at London's University of Westminster in 2014. A quote from her heart wrenching speech in the university's auditorium: