Tag Archives: Human Rights

Parliament Hill meeting on human rights focuses on Balochistan, Sindh

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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

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The International Community Must Act Now to Save the Baloch from Extinction

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Dated: 20 March 2009 Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi President of the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva Switzerland Subject: The International Community Must Act Now to Save the Baloch from Extinction Dear Mr. President The representatives of the international human rights organisations and Baloch and Sindhi human rights activists have gathered here today to request the urgent help of the UN and

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Pakistan: Upsurge in Killings in Balochistan – HRW July 13, 2011

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Hold Military, Paramilitary Troops Accountable for Abuses  Print (New York) – Pakistan’s government should immediately act to end the epidemic of killings of suspected Baloch militants and opposition activists by the military, intelligence agencies, and the paramilitary Frontier Corps in the southwestern province of Balochistan, Human Rights Watch said today.  Across Balochistan since January 2011, at least 150 people have

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