# Human Rights Lawyers Sentenced to 10 Years

> Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha get 10-year prison sentence for removing road barriers in security breach case.
- Title: Human Rights Lawyers Sentenced to 10 Years · Dawn | Shortify
- Summary: Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha get 10-year prison sentence for removing road barriers in security breach case.
- Keywords: imaan mazari, hadi chattha, security breach, cricket team, anti-terrorism court, human rights lawyers, judicial system, Dawn
- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2040698/absolutely-absurd-verdict-lawyers-journalists-react-to-imaan-hadis-sentencing-in-security-breach-case
- Author: News Desk
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:44:54+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: imaan mazari, hadi chattha, security breach, cricket team, anti-terrorism court, human rights lawyers, judicial system, news, politics
## Conviction Details
Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha were convicted for the second time in less than a year on Thursday.
## Sentence and Charges
The couple was sentenced to 10 years in a security breach case following a jail trial for allegedly disrupting an international cricket team’s security route.
## Legal Reactions
Legal adviser Reema Omer called the convictions 'cruel, vindictive and textbook examples of using law and the judicial process as weapons of persecution'.

> cruel, vindictive and textbook examples of using law and the judicial process as weapons of persecution
## Public Outcry
Journalists and lawyers described the sentence as 'beyond ridiculous', 'a stain on our judicial system', and 'absolutely absurd' for removing road barriers.

> beyond ridiculous
## Key takeaway

Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha sentenced to 10 years in prison for alleged security breach after removing road barriers.