Arbitrary house arrest of Ms. Asma Jahangir / Arrest warrant against Ms. Hina Jilani / Arbitrary arrest of 55 HRCP members

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has been informed about the house arrest of Ms. Asma Jahangir, Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), human rights lawyer and United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, as well as the arrest warrant issued against Ms. Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Human Rights Defenders, on the day President Musharraf imposed a state of emergency in Pakistan, on November 3, 2007. > More ...l