Rights groups, activists, lawyers, and student organizations have raised concerns about the growing number of enforced disappearances of Baloch women in Pakistan’s Balochistan. The Baloch Students Organization (BSO Azad) described these disappearances as a severe form of Baloch genocide, criticizing the lack of response from international human rights organizations. The organization highlighted the violation of Baloch traditions, sexual violence, and forced abductions as forms of collective punishment against women.
The Baloch Students Organization (BSO Azad) condemned the disappearance of Baloch women as a tactic to intimidate people, silence activists, and suppress resistance. They emphasized the need for international institutions to hold Pakistan accountable for these abuses and called on the people of Balochistan to resist and ensure women’s safety and dignity. The Makran High Court Bar Association labeled the abduction-style arrests of Baloch women as the worst atrocity in history, warning of a critical phase in Balochistan’s history.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch expressed alarm over the enforced disappearances of Baloch women, highlighting cases where women were taken without warrants or charges in front of their families. She emphasized the normalization of such actions and the lack of safety in the face of state violence. The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) also voiced concern over the increasing cases of enforced disappearances of Baloch women, demanding the safe recovery of all disappeared women and an end to this practice.
Several Baloch families protested in Kech district against the enforced disappearance of four family members by Pakistani forces. The victims, including two women and two men, were forcibly disappeared, leading their families to demand their safe return. The families vowed to continue their peaceful protest until their loved ones are safely recovered, urging the community to stand against enforced disappearances that have caused immense suffering in Balochistan.
