A human rights organization raised concerns about severe violations in Balochistan, citing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings reportedly by Pakistani authorities during the UN Human Rights Council 61st Session in Geneva.
Jamal Baloch, from the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, addressed the session, emphasizing the escalating abuses in Balochistan linked to projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
He stated that enforced disappearances are a state policy in Balochistan, with over 1300 people disappearing and more than 200 being extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in 2025 alone.
Highlighting the suppression of dissent in Balochistan, Jamal mentioned that civil rights movements like Baloch Yakjehti Committee are oppressed, with districts facing internet blackouts to hide military actions and silence victims.
Condemning the increasing violations, Jamal called for an independent international fact-finding mission, accountability for Pakistan’s military leadership, and an end to partnerships enabling repression.
Saleem Ellahi Baloch, another activist, urged global action to pressure Pakistan to halt its alleged inhumane actions in Balochistan, recounting the enforced disappearance of his brother and raising concerns over the detention of other activists.
He highlighted the displacement of families of the disappeared, destruction of homes, and seizure of assets by the military to silence voices advocating for their loved ones, stressing the escalating human rights violations in Balochistan.
