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UN experts raise alarm over Pakistan's conviction of rights lawyers, flag
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
UN experts expressed serious concern over the 17-year prison sentences handed to Pakistani human rights lawyers Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha under cyber-terrorism laws. The rapporteurs warned that broad legislation is being misused to criminalise legal advocacy, restrict expression, and
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Pakistan: UN experts alarmed by conviction of Imaan Mazari-Hazir, Hadi Ali
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha on multiple criminal charges, which resulted in lengthy prison sentences, for simply exercising rights guaranteed by international human rights law as per a
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EU criticises Pakistan over conviction of human rights lawyers, Islamabad
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
On Thursday, the European Union censured Pakistan following the conviction of human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha. The EU said the verdict contradicts the democratic principles Pakistan has pledged to uphold at the international level. Mazari and her husband Chattha
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Protests erupt in Karachi after human rights activist Imaan Mazari sentenc
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Scores of journalists, lawyers and civil society activists gathered in Karachi to protest the ruling, calling it an attack on constitutional rights.
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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against the conviction of Pakistan's human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, resulting in major traf
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Pak: Sammi Deen Baloch slams sentencing of rights lawyer, warns against cr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.
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Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charg
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Detained leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, has voiced her support for human rights attorneys Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, asserting that the charges against them are indicative of the state's "oppressive tactics" and the application of "colonia
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Pakistan accused of weaponising courts to silence human rights lawyers
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a joint appeal, prominent international legal organisations have condemned what they described as Pakistan's "persistent judicial harassment" of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, urging authorities to immediately drop all charges and ensure the protecti
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Committee to Protect Journalists expresses concern over health of Pakistan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) raised concerns over the health and well-being of journalist Asad Alit Toor as he initiated a hunger strike on Wednesday in response to his arrest earlier this week.
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