Death Threats and Fatwas Against The Lawyers
The two renowned activists, Hina Jilani and Asma Jehangir, were threatened with death for their defense of Samia murdered by her family for trying to obtain a divorce.
Ironically, Ms. Jehangir is also the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Killings.
The death threats were issued by a number of religious groups, most notably the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
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