RT PTI: OPEN LETTER To Global Human Rights Institutions (United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human...
RT PTI
OPEN LETTER
To
Global Human Rights Institutions
(United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, and other relevant bodies)
Subject: Urgent Appeal Regarding Systematic Human Rights Violations Against Former Prime Minister Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) writes to express its gravest concern and to urgently draw your attention to the ongoing, systematic, and escalating violations of fundamental human rights, constitutional guarantees, and due process being perpetrated against PTI Founder and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan.
Most alarmingly, Imran Khan was secretly transferred from Adiala Jail to PIMS Hospital without any prior information to his family members, legal counsel, or party leadership. Jail authorities, the Punjab Government, and the Federal Government deliberately concealed this transfer and subsequently refused meetings with his family, lawyers, and personal physicians, raising serious concerns about his safety, health, and well-being.
The Federal Minister for Information has publicly claimed that Imran Khan himself requested medical treatment. If this claim is truthful, PTI demands that Mr Imran Khan’s immediate family (sons and sisters) and personal doctors be given access to Mr Imran Khan forthwith. The deliberate secrecy surrounding a detainee’s medical condition and location constitutes bad faith, malice, and a clear violation of international custodial standards, including the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules).
This incident is not isolated. Imran Khan has been subjected to prolonged solitary confinement, denial of regular meetings with his family and lawyers, and restrictions that amount to psychological and physical coercion. His legal appeals against what PTI maintains are politically motivated and legally flawed convictions have deliberately not been fixed for hearing in the Islamabad High Court, effectively denying him the right to due process and access to justice.
Despite clear court orders permitting meetings and medical access, jail authorities continue to act with impunity, in open defiance of the judiciary. These actions represent a grave constitutional breakdown, undermine the rule of law, and place Pakistan in violation of its international human rights obligations.
The treatment being meted out to a former elected Prime Minister and the country’s most popular political leader constitutes:
--Arbitrary detention
--Denial of due process
--Inhuman and degrading treatment
--Political persecution through misuse of state institutions
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf warns that continued denial of lawful access to Imran Khan’s family, lawyers, party leadership, and personal doctors will have serious consequences. Full responsibility for any deterioration in his health or any resulting public unrest will lie squarely with the Federal Government, Punjab Government, and Adiala Jail authorities.
Public patience is being severely tested. The continuation of these unconstitutional, illegal, and inhumane actions risks pushing the country toward a dangerous and volatile crisis.
We urgently request global human rights institutions to:
--Take immediate cognizance of Imran Khan’s situation
--Demand unrestricted access for his family, lawyers, and personal physicians
--Call for an end to solitary confinement and custodial abuse
--Urge Pakistani authorities to ensure fair, transparent, and timely judicial proceedings
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf remains committed, under all circumstances, to protecting the constitutional and fundamental human rights of its Founder Chairman, Imran Khan.
We urge the international community not to remain silent in the face of these grave violations.
Sincerely,
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
