Tags : human rights violations
During the last few months we have been receiving reports from Pakistan which depict an alarming situation regarding the protection of human rights. Balochistan has been one of the areas which has been most affected by violence in Pakistan. The main victims of this violence are the people of Balochistan who are being systematically targeted […]Read More
(New York) – The withdrawal of UN consultative status from two NGOs in retaliation for statements they made at the UN Human Rights Council lacked procedural safeguards and could have a chilling effect on civil society, ISHR said today. The United Nations shut the door on two African NGOs when they were stripped of their UN […]Read More
Karachi, PAKISTAN – Sabeen Mahmud, a prominent Pakistani social and human rights activist, has been shot dead, shortly after hosting an event on Balochistan’s “disappeared people”, in the southern city of Karachi, officials have told Al Jazeera. Mahmud, 40, was the director of T2F [The Second Floor], a café and arts space that has been […]Read More
The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Wednesday was reportedly forced to cancel a scheduled talk on Thursday evening featuring Baloch human rights activist Mama Qadeer, Pakistan Today has learnt. Abdul Qadeer Baloch, known as Mama Qadeer, is the founder of a group working for information on people who have “disappeared” during the long-running […]Read More
Pakistan has been committing Human Rights violations in Balochistan since 1948 when a brigade of Pakistan army on the order of Mohammad Ali Jinnah (widely known as Jinnah) has attacked the fort of Kalat – the then capital of Balochistan. Since the occupation the basic Human Rights violation in Balochistan mostly went unnoticed due to […]Read More
The body of a young Baloch with bullet wounds was found in Turbat while three others have been abducted from Kalat, Balochistan on Saturday morning. According to details Shujahat Baloch along with four other men was abducted by Pakistani security forces yesterday from Pidark area of Turbat Balochistan. The other three men were released later but […]Read More
Unabated state violence continues against Baloch people across Balochistan, several people abducted since the beginning of New Year. The Pakistani Police and FC in a joint operation have reportedly bulldozed at least 60 houses of Marri Baloch population in the industrial town of Hub Chowki Balochistan on Wednesday. Source reported that Pakistani security forces surrounded […]Read More
Last week the Pakistani intelligence agencies shot dead Zahid Askani Baloch, the principal of ‘The OASIS School’ in port city of Gwadar Balochistan when he was driving to school. As soon as he arrived near the school the agencies opened fire on him, seven bullets pierced his body and he embraced martyrdom on the spot. […]Read More