#Pakistan: @UNHumanRights is concerned that hastily adopted constitutional amendments risk far-reaching consequences for the principles of democracy & rule of law which the Pakistani people hold dear.
➡️ ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Today, I led over 60 Members of Congress in a letter supporting human rights & democracy in Pakistan and calling for the release of political prisoners — including former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
#riskreport “Pakistan,s generals fail to fix an election” an article by @ianbremmer published in the @TIME magazine on March 25 “to protect their own privileged access to power and wealth, its generals have manipulated the country’s politics for decades”
The conclusion of the trial was sudden, and chaotic. On Tuesday Imran Khan, a former Pakistani prime minister, was found guilty of making public the contents of a confidential diplomatic cable and sentenced to ten years in prison econ.st/47SLyQd 👇
“All means of removing me from the political landscape were used. There were two assassination attempts on my life.” @ImranKhanPTI writes from prison that his party is being unfairly muzzled, in a guest essay for The Economist econ.st/47nhBaL