U.N. Calls for Immediate Release of Imran Khan

A U.N. human rights working group stated that former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's imprisonment violated international law. The Geneva-based group recommended his immediate release and proposed he be granted rights to compensation and reparations.

A U.N. human rights working group said in an opinion issued on Monday that former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was arbitrarily imprisoned in violation of international law.

The Geneva-based U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that the "appropriate remedy would be to release Mr. Khan immediately and accord him an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law."