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Imran Khan hires former Julian Assange lawyer to move international courts against ‘unlawful detention’

report in The News, Sept 2, 2023Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has appointed an eminent human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson KC, to represent him in the international courts in cases related to his “unlawful detention and human rights abuses”, it emerged on Friday. Khan’s decision to hire an international counsel — who has also previously represented Australian journalist Jullian Assange — comes at a time when he remains behind bars at the Attock District jail…

Sri Lanka police seeks Human Rights Commission help to tackle abuses

report in EconomyNext online, March 4, 2023 at 3:30 pmPolice have asked the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka for guidelines on dealing with ever increasing protests and public demonstrations in a bid to address allegations of excesses and violations of personal freedoms. Police chief C. D. Wickramaratne in a seven-page letter to the Commission on Friday outlined four scenarios when police officers are required to deal with both peaceful crowds and violent mobs and…