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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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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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Pakistan: Human Rights Council condemns heavy sentences for prominent huma
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks 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 : 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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George Clooney says "I'm not kissing a girl anymore" after conversation wi
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Hollywood actor George Clooney has said he is no longer interested in kissing female co-stars on screen, revealing that the decision came after a conversation with his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, according to People.
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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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"Pakistan is another state sponsor of terror": Human Rights Lawyer blasts
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Hillel Neuer, a human rights lawyer and executive director of UN Watch left Pakistan embarrassed as its representative interrupted his speech while speaking on Israel's bombing on Qatar.
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Amnesty International marks 10 years since China's '709 Crackdown', calls
Updated : 7 months, 1 week 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 : 8 months, 1 week 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 : 8 months, 2 weeks 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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