To: Mr.Asif Ali Zardari TheIslamic Republic Islamabad, Pakistan Sir! I am deeply disturbed by the news of Political arrest and imprisonment of University lecturer Hassan Janan Badini, who was abducted by the Military Intelligence on August 25, 2008 in Quetta. For job purpose he was away from his home (Noshki, Balochistan). He is very much kind, honest and a dedicated teacher. News indicates that Hassan Janan Badini has now being shifted to a military torture camp and is being forced to confess crimes he never committed. I consider this kind of detention and issued death sentences for many political prisoners in direct violation of human rights and demand that: 1. The ill-treatment of Hassan Janan Badini and death sentence for other political prisoners be immediately suspended; 2. Open and fair trial be held for him and others in which their right to counsel is guaranteed; 3. A team of impartial jurists and journalists be allowed to travel to Balochistan in order to observe these trials; 4. A team of doctors be permitted to visit the prisoners, examine their physical and psychological health, and determined their fitness for standing trial. CC: To All democratic, progressive and humanitarian organizations **Please send your support to Balochani Solidarity committee - PO Box 853 - Bronx, NY 10467 USA [email protected]