Human Rights Council
61st regular session of the Human Rights Council
23 February – 02 April 2026
Item 9 General Debate
By Association pour l’Éducation et la Santé de la Femme et de l’Enfant (AESFE)
Thank you, Mr. President.
We are deeply concerned by the alarming rise of intolerance and persecution in Pakistan. We are witnessing a systematic, brutal campaign to silence specific segments of the population.
My father, Imran Khan, has been imprisoned for nearly 1,000 days. He is the primary target of a regime that treats dissent not as a political disagreement, but as a grave crime to be crushed. I have not seen my father in over three years. He is held in inhumane conditions of solitary confinement, specifically in a cell built for death row inmates. UN experts have warned these conditions amount to torture. This is not neglect; it is a deliberate persecution designed to strip a human being of his dignity.
This intolerance extends beyond him. Pakistan has expanded its blasphemy laws to impose life imprisonment and branded citizens as terrorists, fostering a climate of hatred.
We ask this Council and the OHCHR to urge Pakistan to end this persecution immediately, fully comply with UN opinions, and release my father and all prisoners. Intolerance and hatred must never be used as tools of governance.
Thank you.
Media :
Imran Khan’s son after prison-call from father: ‘I’d beg him to get out of politics but he’d laugh it off…’
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/imran-khan-sons-jail-conditions-pakistan-government-10600132/
Imran Khan’s Son Kasim Khan Speaks at UN on Imran Khan’s Solitary Confinement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ2gjN31-74
Kasim urges UNHRC intervention to end Imran’s persecution, detention immediately
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2599259/kasim-urges-unhrc-intervention-to-end-imrans-persecution-detention-immediately
Imran Khan’s son Kasim draws attention after UN event appearance
https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Mar-2026/imran-khan-s-son-kasim-draws-attention-un-event-appearance
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