Pakistan: WAF Statement on Dr. Afia Siddiqui’s disappearance
WAF demands:
· Full and transparent investigation into the case of Dr. Afia Siddiqui: who arrested her? Under what law and of which country? Where was she during the last 5 years?
· That Dr. Afia Siddiqui’s family in USA be provided access to her, be informed of the whereabouts of her children.
· Urgent independent health care be provided for Dr. Afia Siddiqui as she is reported sick.
· Dr. Siddiqui be given the right to a free and fair trial with access to a lawyer of her choice.
· The Government of Pakistan must provide an expert criminal lawyer to assist her current lawyer in USA.
· The Government of Pakistan should ensure Dr. Afia Siddiqui and her children’s safe return to Pakistan.
WAF condemns the use of war on terror to arrest citizens in Pakistan without due process of law. Dr. Afia along with all the missing persons deserves justice without any further delay.
WAF, Lahore
9 August 2008