Pakistan: Muhammad Jan Gigyani Killed
Event- Country
- Pakistan
- Initial Date
- Mar 4, 2017
- Event Description
Muhammad Jan Gigyani, a well-known human rights defender and senior lawyer who regularly worked on women's rights and labour rights cases in courts, was shot dead on the morning of 4 March 2017 in his hometown Shabqadar in district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was driving to the local court along with his nephew when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on him before fleeing. According to the local police, Muhammad Jan Gigyani was critically wounded and died on his way to the hospital. His nephew was also seriously injured. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a banned militant group responsible for many of the recent militant attacks in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the killing in a statement sent to local media.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Death
- Killing
- Rights Concerned
- Labour rights
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to life
- Right to work
- Women's rights
- HRD
- Labour rights defender
- Lawyer
- SOGI rights defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Suspected state
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Extremist group
- Suspected non-state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 34.95262049999998
Longitude: 72.331113
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 4 March 2017, prominent lawyer and human rights defender Muhammad Jan Gigyani was murdered by two armed, unknown assailants in Shabqadar, a small town located near the Afghan border, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.