January 29, 2026HRRC strongly condemns the lengthy and unjust sentencing imposed by a Pakistani court on human rights lawyers, Imaan Mazari and Hadi Alit Chattha. Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (right) with her husband and fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, during a court hearing in Islamabad on Dec. 5. [Image credit: AFP-JIJI]On January 26, a court in Islamabad, Pakistan imposed a 17-year prison sentence on prominent human rights lawyers, Imaan Mazari and Hadi Alit Chattha. During the trial Chattha and Mazari were briefly present over a video call but ultimately boycotted the trial. Within the human rights community, condemnation of the sentencing of both Mazari and Chattha has been widespread.
