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Enforced disappearances, custodial killings surge in Balochistan, sparking
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reports from Balochistan highlight ongoing enforced disappearances and custodial killings by security forces. Victims include abducted men found dead or held for ransom. Human rights groups have condemned the abuses, urging international action, but accountability remains lacking amid rising
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Where Is Mahjabeen Baloch? Pakistan's enforced disappearance of polio surv
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baloch student Mahjabeen Baloch has been missing for a month after being allegedly abducted by Pakistani state agencies. Her family and activists demand her release, citing human rights violations. Amnesty International and others have condemned the enforced disappearance and urged authoriti
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Pashtun Activist urges UNHRC to act on Pakistan's rights abuses at 59th Se
Updated : 11 months ago IST
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. Read More
Geneva: UKPNP leaders demand UN action on human rights violations in PoJK,
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva during the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The protest aimed to spotlight severe human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK
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UKPNP protests at UNHRC over rights violations in PoJK, PoGB
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The protest aimed to shed light on the suffering of individuals living under what the UKPNP referred to as the "colonial rule of Pakistan," and to demand justice, transparency, and accountability from the international community.
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Sambhali Trust urges global solidarity against terrorism at UNHRC
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Hansraj Singh of Sambhali Trust condemned the Pahalgam terror attack at the UNHRC session in Geneva, calling it a grave rights violation. He urged global unity against terrorism and highlighted India's commitment to peace and solidarity. The session continues until July 9, 2025.
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Pakistan: Baloch human rights group marks 3 months since illegal arrest of
Updated : 11 months ago IST
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.
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Tibetans, Chinese activists hold peaceful protest in Geneva amid UNHRC ses
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
On June 16, as the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC 59th Session) began, the Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) organized a peaceful protest in Geneva to draw attention to ongoing state repressions within the People's Republic of China under the Chine
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Pakistani state accused of waging war on Baloch civilians as enforced disa
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post shared by BYC on X, it was revealed that the demonstration began at Shopping Road near Police Station Chowk and ended in a sit-in outside the Deputy Commissioner's office.
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Pakistan accused of burying evidence as VBMP Protest Camp Marks 5,853 Days
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The long-running protest camp led by Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) in Quetta reached its 5,853rd day on Sunday, drawing continued support and solidarity from people across diverse communities, as reported by The Balochistan Post. The camp, established to demand justice for victims
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Pakistan: Young man found dead in Kalat amid military raid, family demands
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A young Baloch man was reportedly killed by Pakistani security forces during a military operation in the Manguchar area of Kalat district, as reported by The Balochistan Post. The victim, identified as Saud Nechari, was found dead in an orchard in the Chotank area where a military search ope
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Pak: Human rights body decries enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Paank, Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, has condemned the cases of enforced disappearances taking place in Balochistan and demanded the release of all disappeared persons.
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