Who are the political prisoners (PPs)?
Political prisoners are citizens arrested, detained and imprisoned for acting on their socio-political beliefs or faith. They are arbitrarily denied their liberty and their constitutional right to due process of law. Many PPs endure different forms of torture. A number of them have been held incommunicado for days or weeks – denied to be seen and visited by anyone – their family, lawyer, doctor. They suffer living inside the severely mucky conditions of prison cells. Many of the PPs spend years and years in jail, much prolonged by the slow progress of their cases in court.
