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Pak: Protest in Awaran demands safe return of Diljan Baloch amid intimidat
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A sit-in protest outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Awaran, Balochistan continued to demand the recovery of Diljan Baloch, who was allegedly taken by Pakistan's armed forces.
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Baloch activists commemorate eight years of student leader Shabir Baloch's
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Balochistan activists worldwide marked the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Shabir Baloch, the central information secretary of the Baloch Students Organization, with an online campaign advocating for his recovery.
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Geneva: Activists at UN highlight rampant human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Human rights activists condemned Pakistan on Thursday for a range of severe human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and torture aimed at silencing dissent.
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Levies personnel in Gwadar protest missing colleagues amid enforced disapp
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing atrocities and enforced disappearances in Balochistan by Pakistani armed forces, two colleagues from the Levies have recently gone missing. As a result, Levies personnel in the coastal city of Gwadar have refused to report for duty in protest against the alleged enforced di
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Baloch activist sheds light on haunting reality of enforced disappearances
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Jamal Baloch, Media Coordinator of Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), discussed the issues of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan on the sidelines of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council.
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Protests erupt across Balochistan as families demand action against enforc
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amid ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistan's armed forces in Balochistan, recent sit-in protests have emerged in major cities, including Panjgur, Kharan, and Pasni, as families demand the recovery of their loved ones.
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Geneva conference calls for UN fact-finding mission to investigate rights
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A conference organized by the Baloch Human Rights Council and the World Sindhi Congress in Geneva called for a UN fact-finding mission to investigate ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan and Sindh, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and resource exploitation
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Four men missing after alleged abduction by security forces in Gwadar, Bal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing atrocities and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, security forces in the coastal city of Gwadar have allegedly abducted four individuals who have since gone missing
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Geneva: Balochistan, Sindh activists protest in front of UN Office against
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Residents of the Balochistan province of Pakistan continued to witness state-backed brutalities at the hands of Pakistani defence forces
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Five Baloch youth abducted in Gwadar, enforced disappearances in Balochist
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakhjeti Committee (BYC), a Baloch rights organisation, highlighted the incident on X, stating, "The saga of enforced disappearances continues in Balochistan with Baloch youth as its prime victims. Today, five Baloch youngsters, residents of Maksar Dasht of district Kech, were
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At UN, Baloch rights advocate calls for urgent action against enforced dis
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
During the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Sami Baloch, a representative of the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), raised alarming concerns about the escalating cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan. He urged for UN in
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Pakistan: Human rights body highlights rising enforced disappearances in B
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A report by PAANK highlights a troubling rise in enforced disappearances in Balochistan, impacting many families. It details cases like that of Asad Mengal, a student missing since 1976, and Deen Muhammad Baloch, abducted in 2009, emphasising ongoing human rights violations in the region.
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