{"id":39387,"date":"2024-12-22T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=39387"},"modified":"2024-12-24T09:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:16:58","slug":"european-union-usa-uk-concerned-on-sentences-to-civilians-from-military-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/european-union-usa-uk-concerned-on-sentences-to-civilians-from-military-court\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union, USA, UK Concerned on Sentences to Civilians from Military Court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"ISLAMABAD: The European Union, USA and UK have noted with concern the sentencing of 25 civilians by a military court on 21 December in Pakistan.<\/h5>\n
EU statement reads as ; These verdicts are seen as inconsistent with the obligations that Pakistan has undertaken under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).<\/h5>\n
In line with article 14 of ICCPR every person is entitled to a fair and public trial in a court that is independent, impartial and competent, and has the right to adequate and effective legal representation.<\/h5>\n
It also stipulates that any judgement rendered in a criminal case shall be made public.<\/h5>\n
Under the\u00a0EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+),\u00a0beneficiary countries, including Pakistan, have voluntarily agreed to implement effectively 27 international core conventions – including the ICCPR – in order to continue benefitting from GSP+ status.<\/h5>\n

Pakistan Field General Court Martial Promulgates Rigorous Imprisonment Sentences to 25 Accused of 09 May in First Phase<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n