Geneva: A Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) delegation, during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), submitted a memorandum highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan and urging the international organisation to intervene.
The delegation, headed by its general secretary, Qambar Malik, submitted the memorandum to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The memorandum emphasised the immediate need for UN intervention to investigate the atrocities committed by Pakistan in Balochistan.
According to the BHRC, “Data collected by various human rights organizations indicates that from January to December 2023, 506 individuals, including students, teachers, and writers, have gone missing in Balochistan. They have fallen victim to enforced disappearances orchestrated by personnel allied with the notorious intelligence agency, the ISI.”
It further stated that the Pakistani military has escalated its activities across Balochistan. “Pakistani military-patronized ‘Death Squads’ and proxy religious organizations have escalated their activities, conducting daily murders and kidnappings of human rights defenders and socio-political leaders across Balochistan,” it added.
The memorandum emphasized that the abduction, torture, and dumping of mutilated bodies of political activists by these armed groups in Balochistan have become a daily occurrence. The memorandum urged the UN’s intervention in Balochistan to ensure Baloch lives with dignity and without fear.
Earlier, the BHRC organized a protest demonstration at the iconic Broken Chair in front of the UN building.
Baloch human rights activists urge UNHRC to intervene in rights violations in Balochistan
