21-year-old Zeeshan Baloch was abducted and killed in Balochistan, hours after a protest by his family. BYC blamed Pakistan's military-backed death squads and called it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch youth. His death highlights the region's continuing crisis of enforced disapp
Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department shared the details of enforced disappearance of a Baloch man who had been involved in campaign for the release of his father, forcibly abducted by forces ten years ago.
He was beaten, blindfolded, handcuffed, and dragged into a military vehicle. Since then, his whereabouts have remained unknown. His family continues to live in a cycle of agony, uncertainty, and unanswered questions, Paank said.
Running for over 16 years, this hunger strike camp is among the longest-lasting protests in South Asia. Family members of the forcibly disappeared continue to gather each day, seeking justice for thousands of Baloch men and youth reportedly taken by Pakistani security forces.
A global coalition of rights groups at the UNHRC condemned China's ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, marking 10 years since the "709 Crackdown." They highlighted cases of imprisonment, disappearances, and family harassment, urging stronger international action against China's lega
Paank, the human rights organisation, has emphatically denounced the recent wave of enforced disappearances occurring in several districts of Balochistan, labelling them as serious breaches of human rights and the rule of law.
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, Pashtun activist Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi accused Pakistan of serious human rights violations against Pashtuns, including drone strikes, enforced disappearances, and torture. He urged the UN to act and send an investigative commission to address the abuses.
The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons marked 5,857 days of protest in Quetta against enforced disappearances. Leaders like Mama Qadeer Baloch condemned state oppression and vowed to continue the struggle for justice, saying global awareness of the Baloch cause is growing despite years of pain
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee marked three months since the arrest of the organisation's leaders such as Mahrang Baloch and brought to attention how the crimes against the community have increased manifold in recent times.