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Pakistan: Two killed, one injured in separate firing incidents in Balochis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Two individuals were killed and another was injured in two separate firing incidents in Balochistan on Friday.
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MQM founder Altaf Hussain expresses concern over enforced disappearances i
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"To the army commanders, I implore you to reconsider your policy and prioritise the search for the missing individuals. Let us engage in dialogue to find a peaceful resolution to this urgent issue," he said during his latest ideological session on video sharing app, highlighting the severity
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Voice for Baloch Missing Persons' sit-in protests continue for over 12 yea
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The ongoing sit-in protests organised by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) against enforced disappearance in Balochistan have crossed over 12 years, The Balochistan Post reported.
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Pakistan: People hold rally against enforced disappearances of Hafiz Tayya
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Protesters marched through the city's main thoroughfares and expressed their opposition to enforced disappearances and demanded the safe return of their loved ones.
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South Korea: Baloch National Movement protests at Biff Square against 'sta
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
To raise awareness about the ongoing crisis in Balochistan, protesters distributed pamphlets to residents. During the demonstration, the protesters expressed their anger and denounced the Pakistani state for the widespread enforced disappearances and unresolved cases of thousands of missing
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UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances chief raises concern over missing
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Olivier de Frouville, Chairman of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, voiced his apprehensions regarding the escalating number of enforced disappearances in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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Pak: Sindh High Court orders authorities to expedite investigations on for
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Emphasising the missing persons in Pakistan, the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday, ordered the authorities to expedite investigations and actions for the recovery of 11 missing persons and to provide compensation to their families.
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Baloch Yakjeheti Committee vows to continue struggle against enforced disa
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjeheti Committee, an organization engaged in Baloch rights advocacy, in its statement released on Saturday declared that their struggle will continue despite Pakistan's repeated attempts to stop their protests. The statement was issued referring to the protest for the safe r
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Baloch activist meets EU envoy to Pakistan Riina Kionka
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Prominent Baloch activist, Mahrang Baloch on Saturday attended the Asma Jahangir Conference and shared increasing rights abuses in Balochistan and enforced disappearances with the European Union envoy to Pakistan, Riina Kionka.
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Pakistan: Baloch rights organisation raises issue of enforced disappearanc
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan's Baloch Yakjehti Committee stated that enforced disappearance cases are at a critical point, and the administration's response of offering false promises to peaceful protestors is unacceptable. We outright reject these hollow assurances and demand the immediate release of the lo
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Pakistan government "rarely took credible steps" to identify, punish offic
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The US released a report "2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" on Tuesday, highlighting the human rights abuses in various countries.
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Pakistan rarely took steps to identify, punish officials committing human
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan has been witnessing some significant human rights issues including, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention among many others. However, their government rarely took credible steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed these abuses,
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