Veerji Kolhi

Veerji Kolhi is Advocate of High Court Sindh, senior member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and Human rights activist and special assistant of the Chief Minister of Sindh for Human Rights Department, Government of Sindh. He is brother of senator Krishna Kolhi and great grandson of the Pakistani freedom fighter Rooplo Kolhi who declared the end of British rule in Sindh and took active part in the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857.[1]

Advocate

Veerji Kolhi

Special Assistant Of CM of Sindh
वीरजी कोल्ही
Born
Veerji Gohil

Nagarparkar
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
RelativesKrishna Kolhi (sister)

Early life

Veerji Kolhi born into a poor family in village Dhanagam, Taluka Nagarparkar, District Tharparkar @ Mithi. He lived his life as bonded labour as child. He got primary education from Government Primary School Hingoro Khaskheli district Umerkot, Nagarparkar, Khoski district Badin, Talhi Station district Umerkot, Tando Kolachi district Mirpurkhas, Sorhadi district Badin, Bashirabad district Tando Allahyar and passed primary education. He passed his higher and higher secondary education in Tando Allahyar and did masters in Sociology from University of Sindh. He also did LLB from Sindh Law College Hyderabad. He rose to a prominent Human rights activist and Social Worker, established DAMAN NGO, on its platform he worked on legislation, bonded labor and democracy. He helped many men, women and children in escaping from feudal landlords in Sindh. He joined practically politics through local Government election. He contested Local Government election in 2015 as Independent and elected as Chairman of Union Council Behrano, Taluka Nagarpakar Tharparkar District, then he joined Pakistan Peoples Party. He was entered in many fake cases so he was kidnapped and kept in Dungeon, he was also convicted in fake case for Life Imprisonment and acute by High Court of Sindh. On 1 April 2019 He was appointed as Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Human Rights Department. He participated in SAARC Youth Writers Conference in India in 2007. He visited USA through Pak- US Alumni Platform regarding Exchange Program in 2012. He participated as a member of Pakistan Delegation of Youth Social Activists for Pak-Afghan Peace relation people to people dialogue, held in Kabul organized G8 countries & Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) Germany in 2011.

Life imprisonment

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 in a false murder case of 2011. He was the prime suspect out of thirteen. Twelve others were imprisoned for two years.[2] the murder of Muhammad sualeh shoro in Bhansar Village of Nagarparkar sentenced by unknown but he was blamed. The FIR was registered in the Nagarparkar Police State on March 10, 2011. All of the convicts were sent to Hyderabad Central Prison.[3] later he was released with the help of his sister Krishna Kolhi, Pakistan Peoples Party and Kolhis.[4]

Awards
  • Mehergardh Award for The Most Outstanding Participation of the 8 week Youth Leadership Camp 2005 at Mehergarh Center Islamabad.[5]
  • Appreciation Award in 2007 in the Urs of Shah Latif Bhittai by former Minister for Culture, Government of Sindh.
  • Best Women Rights Activist award on 8 March 2012 (With Malala Yousafzai), by Insani Haqooq Ittehad Islamabad, a civil society organization.
  • Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Democracy Award, in connection of International Democracy Day, by Pakistan Rawadari Tehreek on 15 September 2015.
  • Human Rights Award 2019, by Human Rights youth Organization.
  • SECMC Appreciation Shield by Thar Coal Block II, in 2019

See also

References
  1. "Veerji Kolhi – a senior member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) | Struggle for Hindu Existence". Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. "Who is Veerji Kohli? Why are Pakistanis protesting against a Hindu's conviction?". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  3. Correspondent, A. (2017-04-02). "Rights activist Veerji Kohli gets life in prison for murder". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. "Veerji Kohli". Naya Daur. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  5. "Veerji Kohli Honored With Mehergarh Award". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
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