Several global human rights organizations and activists stand in solidarity with Sammi Deen Baloch, a human rights defender, whose father, Deen Mohammad Baloch, a key figure in the Baloch National Movement (BNM), went missing 17 years ago in Balochistan. Front Line Defenders, based in Ireland, highlighted the evolution of a family’s search into a significant movement against enforced disappearances in Pakistan, emphasizing the plight faced by families campaigning for the missing.
The rights group urged Pakistani authorities to reveal Deen Mohammad’s fate, ensure his safe return, and halt harassment against Sammi Deen and other families of the disappeared. Amnesty International expressed deep concern over Deen Mohammad’s prolonged disappearance, emphasizing the lack of progress despite ongoing advocacy and appeals for his whereabouts.
In response to the abduction, the BNM organized protests in the UK and South Korea, condemning the enforced disappearance and demanding attention from global bodies to the situation in Balochistan. Speakers at the demonstrations denounced the human rights violations and the systematic use of enforced disappearances as a state policy, calling for accountability and international support for the freedom of Balochistan.
The BNM activists in South Korea highlighted Deen Mohammad’s 17-year confinement in Pakistan Army’s custody, seeking justice and solidarity from the international community. They stressed the need for global awareness of the suffering endured by affected families in Balochistan, condemning Pakistan’s actions against Baloch leaders and the denial of fundamental rights.
