UN urged to take immediate action on safety of its officials in Pakistan
7 November 2007 2:00 am

Geneva-based NGOs are seeking the urgent intervention of United Nations Human Rights Council President Doru Costea on the safety of two Special Rapporteurs from Pakistan in the wake of the country's marshal law tension. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir, has already been placed under arrest, while it is feared that Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, will face similar fate when she returns home in Pakistan.

Geneva-based NGOs are seeking the urgent intervention of United Nations Human Rights Council President Doru Costea on the safety of two Special Rapporteurs from Pakistan in the wake of the country's marshal law tension. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir, has already been placed under arrest, while it is feared that Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, will face similar fate when she returns home in Pakistan.

Read full text of Letter to UN HRC President Doru Costea (in .pdf).