Geneva, March 28 -- At the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, sons of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan, delivered an emotional and strongly worded statement highlighting what they described as "unjust and inhumane" conditions of their father's detention in Pakistan.

Addressing the gathering, Sulaiman Khan stated that his father has been incarcerated for nearly 1,000 days, alleging that his detention has been termed "arbitrary" by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. He further cited concerns raised by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, who indicated that the conditions of detention could amount to torture.

The brothers appealed for...