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Lawyers Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha awarded prestigious human rights prize for advocacy work
Lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha were awarded the Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize for their advocacy work despite currently serving jail sentences. The award, recognizing their defense of human rights and rule of law, was presented in Rome, with their arrest in January linked to a case involving protests and alleged manhandling of an IHC Bar Association president.
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