The protest against human rights violations in Pakistan and its occupied Jammu Kashmir was held during the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
While addressing a press conference on Friday, HRCP co-chairperson Munizae Jahangir, regional coordinator Israruddin Israr, political leader Baba Jan, and women's rights activist Yasmin Kareem, spoke about human rights violations in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Representing the Baloch Human Rights Concil, Qambar Malik in his address at the event elaborated that in constant violation of national and international laws and its obligations under various UN conventions, Pakistan has been committing heinous crimes against humanity in Balochistan.
Mahrang Baloch, the representative of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, urged the United Nations and the international community to intervene in Balochistan and put an end to the grave human rights violations in the region.
"Our organization is deeply concerned about the grave human rights violations in PoK and GB, where residents are deprived of their fundamental rights, including civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as the right to development. Peaceful activists and members of
Jamil Maqsood, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs for UKPNP, addressed the gathered crowd, shedding light on the challenges faced by the Sindhi community in Pakistan.
A Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) delegation, during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), submitted a memorandum highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan and urging the international organisation to intervene.
Tibetan women including Buddhist students, monks and others gathered in the north Indian hill town of Shimla to mark the anniversary and also to remember the women who died during the 1959 women's uprising inside Tibet.
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) highlighted Pakistan's human rights violations in Balochistan and demanded urgent action on the situation while seeking support from the international community.
Iran has condemned the United Nations report stating that Iran's violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, reported Al Jazeera.
Khurshid Ahmed, the information secretary of the BHRC, stated in a press statement, "The BHRC will organize and participate in various events to highlight the grave situation in Balochistan, where Pakistani security agencies are perpetrating gross human rights violations with impunity. Durin