Overview
- Alice Jill Edwards said Bushra Bibi is confined in a small, unhygienic, unventilated cell at Adiala Jail that is often dark due to power cuts, with extreme heat, insect and rodent infestations, dirty water, and near-inedible food.
- The UN statement reported roughly 15 kilograms of weight loss, repeated infections, fainting spells, a stomach ulcer, and an untreated tooth abscess linked to the reported conditions.
- Edwards cited excessive isolation of up to 22 hours a day and severely restricted access to exercise, reading material, legal counsel, family visits, and personal physicians, urging meaningful human contact and safeguards.
- The rapporteur referenced the UN Body of Principles and the Nelson Mandela Rules, stressing Pakistan’s obligation to ensure detainee health, dignity, and access to legal protections.
- Pakistani authorities had not issued an immediate public response to the detailed allegations, which follow Bushra Bibi’s December 22 sentence of 17 years after earlier convictions.