Pakistan: Rights Lawyers Rearrested after Bail

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Click to expand Image Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari (right) and Hadi Ali Chattha, during a court hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 5, 2025. © 2025 Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – Pakistani authorities on September 17, 2026, rearrested human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha soon after the Supreme Court granted them bail, Human Rights Watch said today.

The authorities should immediately release the two and drop the criminal charges against them, which appear aimed to punish…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 19, 2026

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