Quetta, May 14 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Thursday highlighted the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of another, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces. The bullet-riddled body of Jan Muhammad was found dumped in the Banok-e-Chadai area of Kech district on Wednesday, nearly four months after he was forcibly disappeared, said Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human …
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Colombo, May 14 (IANS) Pakistani military regime under Asim Munir has been facing key challenges over the past three years in consolidating control at home, driven by a “hard state” approach rooted in an uncompromising, militarised framework for internal security and political management. The approach depends on “political repression and constitutional redesign” to centralise the regime’s command structure and restrict the space for political dissent and mobilisation. As part of this ‘ha…
Geneva, May 2 (IANS) The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed grave concerns over Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghan refugees, including children, following the adoption of the 2023 Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan, citing the absence of individual assessment of protection needs and risks of refoulement. In its recent findings on Pakistan’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Committee rai…
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Human rights activist and chief organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch has approached Pakistan’s Supreme Court against the denial of post-arrest bail in a case lodged against her under the 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), local media reported on Tuesday. Advocate Jibran Nasir filed the petition in Supreme Court on behalf of Mahrang Baloch after the Balochistan High Court (BHC) rejected her bail application on February 23, in connection with a Fi…
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Tara Chand, President of the Baloch American Congress, has slammed Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, calling him a “broker for Pakistani soldiers”. He also criticised the arrest of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders, including Mahrang Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, and Bebow Baloch, alleging that they have been imprisoned for months without any justification.“You, a broker for Pakistani soldiers, and the so-called Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti should be a…
Dublin, April 2 (IANS) Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, expressed grave concerns over the relentless harassment and criminalisation of women’s rights activists and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sabiha Baloch and her family by the Pakistani authorities, alongside the ongoing targeting of the other BYC members.Calling for an immediate end to such measures, she stressed that the actions appear to be linked to the human rights organisation’s peac…
Johannesburg, April 1 (IANS) CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, has called on the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to end what it described as the continued harassment of activists and journalists as well as crackdown on protests across Pakistan. According to the organisation, more than two years since the Sharif-led coalition government came to power, Islamabad has failed to create an enabling environment for citizens and civil society to exercise their freedoms.Over the last two …
Quetta, March 23 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Monday called on the global community to end its silence over what he described as the “illegal detention” of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders who have been held in custody for a year.He said that the continued imprisonment amounts to a blatant violation of international human rights and due process.“It has been one year since the illegal detention of BYC leaders. One year of injustice, silen…
Quetta, March 20 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) held a seminar in Balochistan’s Surab district, highlighting systemic challenges and repression faced by communities across the province, accusing Pakistani authorities of using legal mechanisms to silence dissent. Held as part of the BYC’s ongoing month-long awareness campaign, the event drew attention to the human rights abuses by the Pakistani authorities and the “unjust detention” of its chief organiser, Mahran…
Geneva, March 20 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on the international community to take urgent action against widespread human rights violations in Balochistan, accusing Pakistani authorities of weaponising the law to suppress dissent, target civilians, and systematically silence the region. Speaking at a United Nations Human Rights Council session, BNM representatives highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and restrictions on freedom of expression as part …