Tags : enforced disappearances

Balochistan: No End to Abductions and Custodial Killings

QUETTA: On Monday, May 27, 2024, Pakistani forces detained two individuals from Turbat’s Koh-e-Murad area in the Kech district. The detainees include Faisal Sawali, an employee of ATF, and Rafeeq Sawali, who were reportedly beaten and arrested by the forces. Additionally, the officials confiscated the mobile phones of everyone in the house. In a separate […]Read More

Pakistani Forces Abduct Four Baloch Youths from Gwadar

QUETTA: On May 22, 2024, Pakistani forces abducted four Baloch youths from district Gwadar in Balochistan. Family members of Muhammad Waheed son of Ali Muhammad and Nusrat son of Abdul Rehman, informed media sources and human rights groups that Pakistani army personnel abducted the two youths from a diesel depot in the Gatti Door area […]Read More

Dr. Mahrang Baloch Highlights Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan

OSLO: Dr. Mahrang Baloch, leader of the Baloch Solidarity Committee (Baloch Yakjehti Committee), participated in an international seminar jointly organised by PEN Norway, World Expression Forum, and Utøya Island to support young activists opposing the oppressive states. Expressing her views on the first day of the three-day conference, Dr. Mahrang Baloch said that Pakistani security […]Read More

Balochistan: Families of Abducted Await Their Loved Ones

QUETTA: Sadaf Amir, daughter of missing Amir Bakhsh Baloch, in a media statement said that her father has been missing from Kalanch since August 4, 2014. She criticized the media, adding that mainstream outlets have completely blacked out the families of the missing persons in Balochistan. “At present, not only Balochistan but the country’s biggest […]Read More

Dr. Mahrang Arrives in Norway to Address Balochistan Human Rights

OSLO: Baloch human rights activist Dr. Mahrang confirmed via a tweet on X that she arrived in Oslo, Norway, on Wednesday to attend a “Major Conference” aimed at highlighting the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Praising Norway, she wrote: “A country best known for its long-standing democratic traditions and the Nobel Peace Prize” she […]Read More

VBMP Disputes ISPR’s Allegations Regarding Missing Persons in Balochistan

QUETTA: The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), led by Chairman Nasrullah Baloch and Vice Chairman Mama Qadeer Baloch, vehemently refuted recent claims made by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) concerning missing Persons in Balochistan.  The VBMP said that the organisation has been fighting against forced disappearances in Balochistan since 2009 peacefully and under the […]Read More