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The UN warns that Imran Khan's 23-hour solitary confinement and restricted visits at Adiala Jail may constitute psychological torture, urging Pakistan to ensure humane treatment.
- From Geneva, Alice Jill Edwards urged the Government of Pakistan to act on reports that Imran Khan's detention could amount to torture and called for his solitary confinement to be lifted.
- Since his transfer to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on 26 September 2023, Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has reportedly been confined 23 hours daily under constant surveillance.
- Medical details show Imran Khan, aged 72, with spinal injury and 2022 gunshot wounds has suffered nausea, vomiting, and weight loss while being denied adequate medical attention.
- The Special Rapporteur warned that solitary confinement exceeding 15 days constitutes psychological torture under international law and urged a visit by Khan's personal physicians while monitoring developments.
- Inside the cell, reports describe Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, facing limited natural light and frequent interruptions to visits by lawyers, family members, and court‑authorised visitors.
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Pakistan: UN expert calls for an end to Imran Khans solitary confinement, inhumane detention conditions - The Tribune
UN experts have called out and asked Pakistan's Government to take immediate and effective action to address reports of inhumane and undignified detention conditions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, warning that they could amount to torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment.
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UN expert decries Imran's detention
Former prime minister Imran Khan is being held in conditions that could amount to torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment, the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture warned Friday. Alice Jill Edwards urged Pakistan to take immediate and effective action to address reports of the 73-year-old's inhumane and undignified detention conditions. "I call on Pakistani authorities to ensure that Khan's conditions of detention fully comply …
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