Imran Khan's detention is arbitrary and a violation, says UN Working Group
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
On Monday, a working group under the United Nations (U.N.) based in Geneva said that the detainment and jailing of the Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is arbitrary and a violation of international law.
Image: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on YouTube.
Imran Khan has been jailed by Pakistani authorities after his arrest in August 2023. A U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Geneva stated in a report that Khan's arrest was part of a campaign of repression against him and his party, and that the right course of action to be taken was to release him in accordance with international humanitarian law.
His arrest remains controversial as Pakistani courts currently oversee several cases involving Khan. The U.N. group's official statement was that his current state in prison is “arbitrarily in violation of international laws.” He remains jailed as concerns arise over the legitimacy of his arrest.
Sources
[edit]- Kanishka Singh and Jonathan Landay. "Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says" — Reuters, July 1, 2024
- "Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, says UN working group" — Al Jazeera, July 1, 2024
- Munir Ahmed, Associated Press. "UN group demands release of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan; says his detention violates international law" — ABC News (United States), July 1, 2024