Karachi: Renowned human rights lawyer and Dr. Aafia Siddiqui case lawyer Clive Stafford Smith has said that now the obstacle to Dr. Aafia’s return is seen in Pakistan.
Addressing the lawyers at Bar Association Jinnah Auditorium in Karachi City Court, he said that the torture on Aafia is worse than Guantanamo Bay. Aafia has no idea where she is now? He said that being a highly intelligent woman, her entire life has been gradually taken away from her and all external contact has been cut off for her. you are calling
He said that she is also a mother and taking away her young children from a mother is the worst form of human oppression and violence. Any woman would go crazy losing her child, that’s why it was done to Aafia.
Clive Smith added that he has met Aafia and I have given him hope. He said that people in Pakistan love her, she is the daughter of the nation and she should have hope. Aafia has expressed confidence in the people of Pakistan. I urge you not to let him down.
She asked the lawyers that she is your countryman and you are the defender of justice, the defenders of constitutional rights need to unite and support our efforts. Support legal action for his release. He emphasized that the federal government should support the rights of Aafia and the government should help us in our struggle as the constitution of your country has bound them.
He said that he is in Pakistan today to bring Aafia Siddiqui back home. It seems that the obstacle to repatriating Aafia is from within her own country and we need to identify and overcome this obstacle together.
Clive Smith apologizes for his country’s mistakes, explaining how the US justice system has flaws that enable wrongs like Afia’s imprisonment and Guantanamo Bay to continue. He said that prisons like Bagram and Abu Ghraib have been closed due to the efforts of human rights leaders like you. He said that Aafia’s case is basically a universal case of violation of human rights.
Karachi Bar Association President Advocate Aamir Saleem in his address welcomed Clive Smith’s visit to Pakistan and appreciated his role in fighting the case for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. He said that Aafia is the daughter of the nation and the lawyers fully support the demand that she be brought back to the country as soon as possible.
He demanded the government to take Dr. Aafia’s case seriously so that she can be released from the American jail without wasting any more time.
The leader of Aafia Movement and a well-known neurophysician of the country, Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, has said that no other violence can be inflicted on a woman than taking away her children. He said that Dr. Aafia had her 3 young children taken away from her and she has been under detention for the past two decades.
He thanked the lawyer community for supporting Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and said that the entire nation demands that the innocent daughter of the nation Aafia be released immediately.
On this occasion, the lawyers present there passed a resolution to start a movement to help the federation to bring Aafia back to the country.
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