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Members of European Parliament express concern on the humanitarian situation in Balochistan

Posted on 27 Jul 2019 by admin Leave a comment

Brussels: A delegation of Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) met members of the European Parliament including Fulvio Martusciello, Andrea Caropa, Giuseppe Milazzo and Massimiliano Salini in Brussels on 23rd July 2019. The delegation briefed the MEPs about the ongoing widespread human rights violations in Balochistan perpetrated by the Pakistani security establishment. The delegation apprised the MEPs about the context of the

BHRC representative highlighted the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan

Posted on 8 Jul 2019 by admin Leave a comment

Geneva: The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) representative Jamshaid Amiri highlighted the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan, in his intervention speech during the 41st session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held on 3rd July 2019. He emphasised that “the security forces of Pakistan and the Ayatollahs in Iran have for the decades been following the policy of

Young Human Rights activist Ali Haider Baloch goes missing from Gwadar

Posted on 20 Jun 2019 by admin Leave a comment

Gwadar: According to the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), Ali Haider has forcibly been whisked away by the security forces of Pakistan during a raid on a house in Gwadar where the young Ali Haider was staying. Ali’s case has caused outrage and great concern among the human rights defenders in Balochistan, as the missing Ali himself has been

Parliament Hill meeting on human rights focuses on Balochistan, Sindh

Posted on 16 Jun 2019 by admin Leave a comment

Ottawa, 06-06-19: Representatives of Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and the Sindhi Foundation held a crucial meeting at the office of MP Cheryl Hardcastle, Vice-Chair, Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Honourable MP Cheryl Hardcastle was represented by her Political Advisor and Legislative Assistant, Mr. Tom Allen. Zaffar Jawaid of BHRC and Munawar Laghari of the

Family alleges the security forces of abducting Dr. Shahzaib Baloch and a disabled person

Posted on 10 Jun 2019 by admin Leave a comment

Dr Shahzaib Baloch who is a student of MBBS final year was extra-judicially abducted on June 1 2019 by the state security forces from Shahrak town of Turbat. The family sources of Dr Shahzaib alleged the security forces of forcibly disappearing the medical student who was visiting his family to celebrate Eid. The security forces also whisked away with them

Security forces forcibly disappear two from Kalat

Posted on 10 Jun 2019 by admin Leave a comment

According to confirmed sources, Jameel Baloch a student leader and Engineer Feroz Baloch were whisked away from Kalat on 30 May 2019 by the personnel of security forces while both the abductees were travelling from Quetta to celebrate Eid with their families in Panjgur district of Balochistan. Dissenting voices have always been a target of the security forces in Pakistan. They have

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