#Pakistan🇵🇰: The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) condemns the weaponization of Pakistan’s judiciary to criminalize dissent and suppress freedom of speech.
The recent arrest and sentencing of prominent human rights advocates couple Imaan Zahir Mazari @ImaanZHazir and Hadi Ali Chatta — who have courageously represented oppressed communities, including activists from Balochistan — exemplify this alarming trend. Their case is not an isolated incident but a deliberate strategy of using legal mechanisms to silence critical voices.
Pakistan is increasingly demonstrating the hallmarks of an authoritarian regime, where human rights are selectively applied and fundamental freedoms are systematically dismantled. The military establishment and its political proxies are shamelessly consolidating power through tactics reminiscent of a fascist playbook, transforming the state into an instrument of repression.
IHRF calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Mazari and Chatta, and urges the international community to hold Pakistani authorities accountable for these blatant violations of human rights and judicial independence.