Geneva, April 1 – Shalee Baloch, the central organizer of the Baloch Women Forum (BWF), during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, drew attention to human rights abuses across Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings committed by Pakistani forces.
Expressing serious concern, she stated that Pakistan is constantly targeting and killing Baloch civilians while branding them as "terrorists."
Speaking virtually at the session, Shalee said, "Balochistan, under the rule of Pakistan, is facing severe human rights abuses, including direct attacks on Baloch women and children in recent times. From enforced disappearances to extrajudicial murders, law enforcement agencies, including the military and paramilitary forces, are involved."
She mentioned that in 2025 alone, there have been approximately 1355 cases of enforced disappearances, including 18 women and 225 murders, which "have never been justified."
"Pakistan is constantly targeting and killing civilians and labeling them as terrorists. The local testimonies are very different from what the government claims," the Baloch activist added.
Shalee called on the global community to hold Pakistan accountable for all its human rights abuses in Balochistan and demanded an impartial investigation into the enforced disappearances and killings of civilians.
Meanwhile, violence continues to escalate across Balochistan. A leading human rights organization on Wednesday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of another civilian by Pakistani forces.
Condemning the incident, Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) said that the bullet-riddled body of Israr Baloch was discovered in the Turbat region of Kech district on March 28, after nearly four months of being forcibly disappeared.
The rights body said that Israr's family received no information about his whereabouts throughout his detention, while "his body was subsequently dumped after being killed in custody."
Asserting that the international community must not remain silent, the BVJ said, "This is not an isolated incident but part of a systematic pattern of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings targeting Baloch civilians with complete state impunity. We demand an immediate independent investigation, accountability for those responsible, and an end to the illegal detention and murder of Baloch people."
Balochistan continues to suffer from relentless atrocities by the Pakistani forces, marked by enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of Baloch civilians at an unprecedented level.