Imaan Mazari-Hazir (pronunciation) and Hadi Ali Chattha (pronunciation) are human rights lawyers. They are also a married couple in their thirties who met while representing a mutual client in court. When they’re not working long hours, they love eating out together and meeting up with friends.
The pair have dedicated their careers to representing victims of state oppression – something that is not without risk in Pakistan. Despite threats and harassment by the authorities, they bravely persisted.
Imaan said, “Not once have I considered stopping my advocacy work due to these threats. If you keep looking over your shoulder, it derails you from the cause, and your detractors win.”
On January 24, 2026, Imaan and Hadi were given long prison sentences for their posts on social media expressing solidarity with Baloch and Pashtun activists and criticizing the Pakistan military. Their conviction reflects the Pakistani authorities’ use of the justice system to crack down on freedom of expression, silencing critics and punishing lawyers to consolidate their power and control.
Imaan and Hadi should be doing their vital work and the things they love. Instead, they have been locked up and kept apart.
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Call on the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, to immediately and unconditionally release Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatthaand, quash their convictions, and drop any outstanding charges against them as they result solely from their activism. Send your message using our email writing tool.
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Send them your messages of friendship and hope to help keep their spirits strong. You can also include your poetry or sketches of Imaan and Hadi with the families of forcibly disappeared people and people accused of blasphemy—both causes very close to their hearts.
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