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UN experts raise alarm over Pakistan's conviction of rights lawyers, flag
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks 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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EU criticises Pakistan over conviction of human rights lawyers, Islamabad
Updated : 4 months 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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Pakistan: Human Rights Council condemns heavy sentences for prominent huma
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In a statement posted on X, the council said: "This verdict is a dangerous link in the chain of silencing powerful voices advocating for human rights in Pakistan."
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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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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Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charg
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks 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 : 6 months, 1 week 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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Amnesty International marks 10 years since China's '709 Crackdown', calls
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Amnesty International has issued a joint statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Chinese government's "709" crackdown on human rights lawyers, urging for an independent international inquiry into the decade-long persecution of civil society and human rights activists in China. Th
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Ten years after '709' crackdown, global call grows to hold China accountab
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Ten years after China launched a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, international rights groups, led by Amnesty International, are urging immediate global action to hold the Chinese government accountable for a decade of ongoing repression.
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Global Human Rights Groups call out China at UN for ongoing persecution of
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A global coalition of rights groups at the UNHRC condemned China's ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, marking 10 years since the "709 Crackdown." They highlighted cases of imprisonment, disappearances, and family harassment, urging stronger international action against China's lega
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Amnesty International awards 'Prisoners of Conscience' to three human righ
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The title was given to human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding Jiaxi. The third recipient of this title is Jimmy Lai, an individual involved in free media advocacy.
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The loyalty of the law in Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Independence of the judiciary has been prominent in our public discourse. Our constitution provides several measures to ensure that the judicial mechanisms are free from interference by the executive.
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Dutch, US brands allegedly rely on forced labour from China's Xinjiang pro
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 2 (ANI): The European Center for Constitutional Rights (ECCHR) submitted a criminal complaint against several Dutch and US textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.
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