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Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemns enforced disappearances in Balochistan,
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Wednesday condemned the ongoing cases of enforced disappearances and targeted harassment of Baloch people in Pakistan, after the recent abductions of Zaman Baloch and Abul Hassan.
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Former Balochistan CM appeals for protection of human rights of Baloch peo
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to a report by the Balochistan Post, Raisani highlighted the ongoing grievances of Balochistan while speaking at an event on Monday at Sarawan House to welcome the new office-bearers of the Sarawan Press Club Mastung.
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Balochistan: Families stage protest against enforced disappearances of Zam
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The families of abducted individuals, Zaman Jan and Abul Hasan, staged a protest on Tuesday on the M-8 CPEC highway in the Hoshab area of Kech district, Balochistan for the immediate release of the victims.
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Pakistan: BYC laments rising enforced disappearances cases and harassment
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has condemned the enforced disappearance of Zaman Baloch, Altaf Baloch, and Abdul Hassan Baloch by the Pakistan security forces and the constant atrocities faced by the family members of the victims.
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Balochistan: New case of abduction reported in Gwadar amid ongoing enforce
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan has been a longstanding hotspot for human rights abuses, particularly enforced disappearances. For over twenty years, families in the region have blamed the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies for abducting people, often under the guise of counterinsurgency efforts.
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Rights body reports rising enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement has published a report that recorded around 98 enforced disappearances and 12 extrajudicial killings in November month by the Pakistan security forces.
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Pakistan: Turbat families give authorities two-day ultimatum over enforced
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Families in Turbat, Balochistan, have given authorities a two-day ultimatum to recover six individuals subjected to enforced disappearances in the Aapsar area. At a press conference, relatives shared harrowing accounts of their loved ones' detentions by Pakistani forces and urged authorities
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Bangladesh: Commission of Inquiry finds involvement of ex-PM Hasina in enf
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh has found prima facie involvement of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and some high-ranking officials of security forces and her government, including her defence adviser, Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique in the
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Pakistan: Baloch activists urge action after Shahjan's alleged abduction i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In Turbat, Balochistan, Shahjan, a resident of Sarikan and the eldest son of Barkat Ali, was allegedly abducted from his home by Pakistani forces in the early hours of December 13. His family, devastated by the incident, has demanded his immediate return. The case highlights ongoing enforced
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Rights body urges Pakistan to uphold constitutional rights, highlights ris
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The commission highlighted several critical issues, including the increasing pressure on rights like freedom of expression and peaceful assembly over the past year. It stressed the need for immediate attention to economic and climate justice, the cessation of enforced disappearances, and
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Enforced disappearances reported in Balochistan's Kech, two missing men re
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Four men were forcibly disappeared during a Pakistani forces' raid in Kech, Balochistan, on Saturday. Witnesses reported violence during the detentions. Separately, two coal miners previously missing from Quetta since August have been released. The ongoing issue of forced disappearances in B
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Balochistan: Residents stage protest over enforced disappearances, demand
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Residents of Parom, a town in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, staged a sit-in outside a local Frontier Corps (FC) camp, calling for the immediate release of their missing family members. They warned that if their demands were not addressed, they would escalate their protests.
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