Browsing: Balochistan
News, analysis, and human rights reporting from Balochistan, including enforced disappearances, political developments, security issues, and advocacy for justice and accountability.
London, 25 March 2025 – Sardar Akhtar Mengal, President and leader of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP Mengal), has declared a long march from Wadh to Quetta, Balochistan, scheduled…
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has formally written to the United Nations Secretary-General, urging immediate intervention in the ongoing repression of Baloch activists in Pakistan. BHRC calls upon the…
London 23 March 2025 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest outside 10 Downing Street in London to highlight the ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan. The demonstration…
Front Line Defenders has expressed deep concern for the safety of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights defender, who was arrested by Pakistani police on 22 March 2025…
The state of Pakistan has crossed all boundaries of terror in Quetta, launching a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has issued a statement condemning the brutal…
Quetta – Baloch Yakjehti Committee has issued a distressing report as Pakistani state security forces continue their violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in Quetta. According to the committee, live rounds…
London – Baloch human rights and political activist Aomar Karim has strongly condemned the violent crackdown by Pakistan’s security forces on the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) protest in Quetta on…
Geneva, Switzerland – Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has voiced serious concern regarding the recent arrests of prominent human rights defenders (HRDs), including Dr Mahrang…
London – The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement strongly condemns the recent brutal crackdown by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, where prominent human rights defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch and several others…