Idris Khattak is a Pakistani
human rights
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activist.
In early December 2021 a military court sentenced Khattak to 14 years in prison for
espionage.
Life
Idris Khattak was born in December 1963. He had previously worked for Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on a wide range of topics including people illegally disappeared by the military. He holds a PhD in anthropology from Saint Petersburg.
Khattak has two daughters, Shumaisa and Talia.
Abduction
Khattak was abducted by four individuals on the Swabi motorway interchange in the province of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
on 13 November 2019.
He was kept in solitary confinement since November 2019 by military intelligence in Pakistan, although in February 2021
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...
reported the
Peshawar High Court
The Peshawar High Court ( ur, ) is the highest judicial institution of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located in the provincial capital Peshawar. The Parliament passed a bill extending the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Peshawar High ...
had denied Khattak's appeal to be tried in a civilian court and that his hearing would instead take place in a military court.
Conviction
He was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in a secret military court trial in late-2021, not being allowed to defend his case.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human r ...
condemned the sentencing, saying that "Pakistan's security forces have with impunity long carried out enforced disappearances" and calling for him to tried publicly in a civilian court.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...
called the sentencing "the culmination of a shameful two-year process that has been unjust from start to finish" and saying that "enforced disappearances must, once and for all, be put to an end."
See also
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Mudassar Naaru
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List of kidnappings
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List of people who disappeared
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References
External links
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BBC News
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''interview''with Khattak's daughter, Talia
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Amnesty International
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