Kabul, March 30 – The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has urged Pakistani forces to stop attacking civilian areas in Afghanistan and to respect international law. Calling the firing on residential areas "war crimes," the IHRF has called on the United Nations and international human...
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Quetta, March 28 – As violence against civilians escalates across Balochistan, a leading human rights organization has brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others by Pakistani forces.Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch...
Tehran, March 27 – The brutal attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls' School in Minab, Iran, cannot be justified, covered up, and must not be met with silence and indifference, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during an urgent...
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Quetta, March 27 – A leading human rights organization has alleged that Pakistani forces carried out another extrajudicial killing of a civilian in Balochistan, raising fresh concerns over human rights violations in the region.The human rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), stated...
Geneva, March 26 The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused the Pakistani authorities of serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture across Balochistan, during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva...
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Quetta, March 25 – A leading human rights organization expressed serious concerns on Wednesday over the continued enforced disappearances of Baloch women at the hands of Pakistani forces.As atrocities against civilians continue to rise in Balochistan, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's...
New Delhi, March 25 – India on Wednesday strongly criticised Pakistan over comments made in support of a terrorist organization and its members, stressing that Islamabad has no authority to speak on matters related to India and its judicial processes.India's strong reaction came after the...
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New Delhi, March 24 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging the repeated targeted killings of Hindu civilians and other vulnerable communities in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the lack of transparency in the investigation and prosecution of such...
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New Delhi, March 24 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report regarding the death of three sanitation workers in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital.Observing that the contents of the news report, if true...
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Quetta, March 24 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused Pakistan on Tuesday of continuing its "inhumane policy" of collective punishment across Balochistan."Can you imagine that in the 21st century, an entire family is punished for the alleged actions of a single individual? Collective...
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Quetta, March 24 – As violence against civilians continues across Balochistan, a leading human rights organization has revealed the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of another in the Panjgur district by Pakistani forces.The Baloch National Movement's Human...
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Seoul, March 23 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a peaceful protest in Busan, South Korea, highlighting the ongoing grave human rights violations in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture, and systematic repression targeting Baloch civilians...
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Geneva, March 20 The Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on the international community to take urgent action against widespread human rights violations in Balochistan, accusing Pakistani authorities of weaponizing the law to suppress dissent, target civilians, and systematically silence the...
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Quetta, March 19 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) strongly condemned on Thursday what it described as “baseless, politically motivated allegations” against the organization and its central leader, Sabiha Baloch, asserting that it has always been a peaceful movement consistently advocating...
Geneva, March 19 – A leading human rights organization highlighted serious human rights violations in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly carried out by Pakistani authorities during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in...
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New Delhi, March 13 – In response to media reports on missing person cases, the NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, requesting a detailed report on the matter within two weeks, an official said...
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London, March 12 – The pursuit of justice for murdered transgender women remains symbolic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. As the numbers continue to rise, accountability remains absent and the response of authorities is largely due to inaction rather than intervention, a report...
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Geneva, March 12 – A photo exhibition hosted by an international human rights organization on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland, has highlighted the growing systemic discrimination and repression faced by religious and ethnic...
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Islamabad, March 10 – The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has condemned the enforced disappearance of its Jamshoro district president, Saeed Tiyono, and activist, Sabir Abro, by Pakistani state agencies, calling it a "clear example of state brutality, state terrorism, and a grave violation of...
Quetta, March 6 – At least three civilians were allegedly killed extrajudicially by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organizations, raising fresh concerns over the continuing cycle of violence and persecution in the restive province.The Baloch...