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Pakistani lawyer denied US visa for speaking against Drone strikes | |
Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar, who had been invited
to speak at an International Drone Summit in Washington on April 28, has been
denied a US visa. According to a press release by the Center for Constitutional
Rights, Akbar has travelled to the US several times in the past, but has been
denied a visit the country since he started speaking against the US drone strikes.
“Denying a visa to people like me is denying Americans their right to know what
the US government and its intelligence community are doing to children, women
and other civilians in this part of the world,” The Express Tribune quoted Akbar,
as saying. The organisers of the event CODEPINK, have also expressed displeasure
over the US government’s decision to not allow Akbar to speak at the forum and
termed the development as “outrageous”. According to the press release, he had
been invited to speak at the summit, as he had been providing legal aid to drone
strikes victims in Pakistan . He is also the first person to file a case on the
behalf of the family members of drone strike victims. He is also the co-founder
of a human rights organization called the Foundation for Fundamental Rights. According
to a report, at least 194 people were killed in 10 of the deadliest drone strikes
in Pakistan ’s tribal areas.
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