Activist Umar Khalid wins international human rights defender award
First reported 8 Oct, 12:09 UTCUpdated 2d ago3 sources
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His incarceration is evidence of India’s ‘expanding use of anti-terror laws against dissent’, said Ireland-based organisation Front Line Defenders.
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A special ceremony was held at the Trinity College in Dublin, to honour all the recipients. Khalid was represented by his father, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas.
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- Activist Umar Khalid wins international human rights defender award (opens Scroll.in in a new tab)
His incarceration is evidence of India’s ‘expanding use of anti-terror laws against dissent’, said Ireland-based organisation Front Line Defenders.
- Umar Khalid wins 2026 Human Rights Defenders at Risk award (opens The Siasat Daily in a new tab)
Incarcerated for six years and counting, activist and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) PhD student Umar Khalid has won the 2026 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The award was presented by Ireland-based human rights organisation Front Line Defenders. Khalid was not there to receive it. He has been languishing…
- ‘A National Hero’: Jailed Activist Umar Khalid Wins International Award For Human Rights Defenders (opens The Wire in a new tab)
A special ceremony was held at the Trinity College in Dublin, to honour all the recipients. Khalid was represented by his father, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas.
