Asma Jahangir forced into house arrest under Pakistan martial law, two weeks after interview in TRNN st

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ZAA NKWETA, PRESENTER/PRODUCER: Asma Jahangir was put under house arrest yesterday, after President Musharraf declared emergency rule in Pakistan. She was interviewed in our studio only two weeks ago. Jahangir is the founder and chairperson of the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan and the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Emergency rule in Pakistan sheds new light on Jahangir’s statements.

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ASMA JAHANGIR, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, 19th OCT 2007: I think that Musharraf will do exactly as the Americans have told him to do, but I do not think that there can be a reconciliation in Pakistan with Musharraf in the midst, and I do not think that Musharraf is going to play it clean.

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Asma Jahangir under house arrest

NKWETA: Asma Jahangir has said that she expects to be placed in a Pakistani jail soon. Watch our interview with Jahangir recorded two weeks before the declaration of emergency rule.

Story Transcript

ZAA NKWETA, PRESENTER/PRODUCER: Asma Jahangir was put under house arrest yesterday, after President Musharraf declared emergency rule in Pakistan. She was interviewed in our studio only two weeks ago. Jahangir is the founder and chairperson of the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan and the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Emergency rule in Pakistan sheds new light on Jahangir’s statements.

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ASMA JAHANGIR, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN, 19th OCT 2007: I think that Musharraf will do exactly as the Americans have told him to do, but I do not think that there can be a reconciliation in Pakistan with Musharraf in the midst, and I do not think that Musharraf is going to play it clean.

(CLIP ENDS)

Asma Jahangir under house arrest

NKWETA: Asma Jahangir has said that she expects to be placed in a Pakistani jail soon. Watch our interview with Jahangir recorded two weeks before the declaration of emergency rule.

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Asma Jahangir is a founder and chair of The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, an independent, voluntary, non-profit organization unassociated with the government. She is also the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief of the Council on Human Rights.