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Amnesty International flags enforced disappearances of Baloch students, se
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the rising number of enforced disappearances of Baloch students across Pakistan, urging authorities to investigate and release them. The missing include Mahjabeen and Younus Baloch, with rights groups blaming security forces for targeting youth
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission condemns Balochistan Assembly's new anti
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, or HRCP, has expressed serious concerns over the recent adoption of the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Act 2025 by the Balochistan Assembly. Taking to social media platform X, the commission stated, "While national security is a legitimate con
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HRCP raises alarm over state crackdown on protestors in Moro; calls for im
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to HRCP, the demonstration turned violent, resulting in casualties and injuries among both protestors and police personnel.
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Baloch advocacy group accuses Pakistan of reviving 'kill and dump' policy
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has accused Pakistan of reviving its "kill and dump" policy in Balochistan, citing enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and systematic targeting of dissenters under the guise of counterterrorism.
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Pak: Fahad Lehri's death raises alarms over Pakistan's enforced disappeara
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The killing of Fahad Lehri, a young Baloch student, has sparked grief and outrage across Balochistan, highlighting Pakistan's continued use of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the region.
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Pakistan Human Rights Commission highlights decline in civic freedoms, det
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In his remarks at the launch of annual report, HRCP chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt highlighted continued state-sanctioned violence in 2024, with at least 379 officially reported new cases of enforced disappearance, two extrajudicial killings of persons suspected of blasphemy and 4,864 staged po
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UKPNP condemns Pahalgam attack as "Crime against humanity"
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) condemned the Pahalgam terror attack as a "crime against humanity" during a virtual conference, calling for accountability and urging the international community to act against extremism and terrorism.
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JSMM chairman calls for Sindh's freedom, slams Punjab's exploitation of re
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
JSMM Chairman Shafi Burfat, in a video message from Berlin, called for Sindh's independence and condemned Pakistan and Punjab for the exploitation of Sindh's resources, warning that the struggle for survival and identity would continue with full force.
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Widespread human rights violations reported in Balochistan: 151 enforced d
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A March 2025 report by the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) reveals 151 enforced disappearances and 80 killings in the province, highlighting escalating violence and repression. The report calls for urgent international attention.
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Pakistan: Human rights group decries "systematic crimes" against Baloch pe
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared an update on the "daily crimes" at the hands of Pakistani forces committed on Baloch people in a post on Monday.
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Pakistan: Human rights body decries death threats to Baloch journalist
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared about death threats being given to a Baloch journalist and called the action of reflecting the escalating repression of freedom of expression in Balochistan.
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Toronto rally calls for release of Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council of Canada held a protest in Toronto on April 12, demanding the release of Mahrang Baloch and Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaders. The demonstration drew support from various diaspora communities and focused on alleged human rights violations in Balochistan.
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