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Pakistan Sentences Rights Lawyers to 10 Years in Prison
Original: Pakistan: Rights Lawyers Receive 10-Year Sentences
Human Rights Watch reports that several rights lawyers in Pakistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The sentences have drawn attention from human rights observers, who view the prosecutions as part of a wider pattern of pressure on legal defenders of political and civil rights in the country. Details about the lawyers' names and the charges against them have not been made widely available.
Why now: News of harsh prison sentences for human rights lawyers raises fresh concerns about shrinking space for legal advocacy in Pakistan.
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- Pakistan: Rights Lawyers Receive 10-Year Sentences · Human Rights Watch
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