Amid escalating tensions in Balochistan, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant, issued a scathing condemnation of Pakistan's authorities' response to the Baloch Raji Machi protests.
"State is using its full might to sabotage the Baloch Raaji Muchi in Gwadar. Abducting BYC members, threatening people not to provide services for the gathering, and spreading fear among the public would not hamper us from organising peaceful assembly," she said.
The Baloch Women Forum (BWF), an organisation advocating for Baloch women's rights, has strongly condemned the unlawful detention of Baloch girls by security forces in Khuzdar district of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Enforced disappearances remain a major concern in Balochistan, sparking ongoing protests over the abductions of political activists, students, and journalists.
Days before the 'Baloch National Gathering,' Baloch leader Maharang Baloch urged the national and international Baloch community to show their unconditional support for the gathering.
PAANK, the Human Rights Wing of the Baloch National Movement, on Friday, lamented the local administration and its security agencies for "suppressing" peaceful human rights protests in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
The response of Pakistan police's Baton charge over the peaceful protests demanding the safe return of forcibly abducted Zaheer Ahmed Baloch in Quetta on Thursday has resulted in a wave of criticism from across the country.
The statement was released by the BYC on the sidelines of the major "Baloch Raji Muchi" (Baloch community gathering) scheduled to take place on July 28.