The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized a protest in Germany’s Bremen to draw attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan and the alleged atrocities by Pakistani authorities. Speakers at the event criticized the Pakistani authorities for imposing collective punishment on the people of Balochistan, citing enforced disappearances, custodial killings, home demolitions, and forced displacements as common occurrences.
They highlighted the psychological trauma caused by enforced disappearances, affecting entire families and disrupting daily life. Families of the disappeared individuals endure mental stress and fear, while children grow up in instability. The BNM expressed concern over the impact on families due to political activities, leading to harm, killings, and a culture of fear within Baloch society.
The BNM accused the Pakistan army of conducting raids in Panwan village and surrounding areas of Balochistan’s Gwadar district, resulting in house demolitions and over 60 enforced disappearances. The organization claimed that five individuals who disappeared were later found dead in custody. This situation, according to the BNM, reflects the media blackout in Balochistan, allowing human rights violations to occur unchecked.
The BNM raised alarm over continuous military actions in Panwan, driven by the army’s interests in the coastal region. These actions, framed as countermeasures against the Baloch liberation movement, are also aimed at controlling smuggling routes. The organization emphasized that the army’s tactics, including raids, disappearances, and violence, have displaced residents and instilled fear in Baloch villages along strategic corridors.
The BNM called on neighboring nations, the international community, and human rights organizations to acknowledge the worsening conditions in Balochistan and intervene to prevent what they termed as the “genocide of the Baloch nation.”
