Overview

• Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 25 to press for immediate prostate cancer surgery for the 70-year-old detainee in Tihar Jail.
• Doctors have recommended three surgeries to address life-threatening prostate cancer and other complications but Shah remains behind bars without proper care.
• Sehar Shabir has publicly appealed for her father’s release or house arrest for urgent treatment and decried two years without a single phone call or family visit.
• Former J&K leaders including Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Sajad Lone have echoed the humanitarian plea, urging his transfer to a medical facility or house arrest.
• Advocates cite India’s obligations under the ICCPR and Nelson Mandela Rules to ensure under-trial prisoners receive humane treatment and medical oversight.