Pakistan: UN experts alarmed by conviction of Imaan Mazari-Hazir, Hadi Ali Chattha

Feb 04, 2026

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...

Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests over sentencing of human rights lawyers

Jan 26, 2026

Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against...

UN experts raise alarm over Pakistan's conviction of rights lawyers, flag misuse of Cyber Terror Law

Feb 24, 2026

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...

Pakistan accused of weaponising courts to silence human rights lawyers

Nov 28, 2025

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...

EU criticises Pakistan over conviction of human rights lawyers, Islamabad calls case internal matter

Jan 30, 2026

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...

Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charges in Pakistan

Dec 09, 2025

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...