Baba Jan, a human rights and labour activist, was arrested late last year following demonstrations by thousands of people in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan demanding government compensation for landslide damage. The government retaliated by killing two demonstrators and arresting many others. Baba Jan has been detained under Pakistan’s emergency laws. At May Day rallies all around Pakistan, calls for his immediate release were prominent. For more information and solidarity click here.
Baba Jan, a human rights and labour activist, was arrested late last year following demonstrations by thousands of people in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan demanding government compensation for landslide damage. The government retaliated by killing two demonstrators and arresting many others. Baba Jan has been detained under Pakistan’s emergency laws. At May Day rallies all around Pakistan, calls for his immediate release were prominent. For more information and solidarity click here.
