human rights violations

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New Delhi, March 5 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Health, the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal, and the Commissioner of Police, Bhopal, over allegations that an assistant professor at the institute died...

Islamabad, March 4 – A minority Christian boy in Pakistan was forcibly converted to Islam, highlighting another case of injustice against vulnerable communities, according to a leading minority rights group.According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), 14-year-old Jameel Masih, from the...

Quetta, March 3 – At least nine Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Tuesday.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the...

Dhaka, March 3 – The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed grave concern on Tuesday over what it described as ongoing mass arrests and custodial killings of political leaders and activists across the country, saying that these actions violate fundamental rights and undermine justice and the rule...

Quetta, March 2 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating health condition and "unlawful detention" of its chief organizer, Mahrang Baloch, calling on the Pakistani authorities to ensure urgent medical care and her release...

Quetta, February 28 – The killing of 27 Baloch people forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces earlier this month during the second phase of 'Operation Herof' is not an isolated incident, but part of a broader pattern that has persisted for more than a decade in Balochistan, according to a...

Geneva, February 28 – United Nations experts expressed serious concern over the 40 Uyghur men who were forcibly deported to China by Thai authorities a year ago, under pressure from Beijing, as their current whereabouts, health, and fate remain unknown.“These disappearances reflect a broader...

Dhaka, February 27 – Several allegations have emerged from opposition activists, journalists, local businesspersons, and ordinary citizens that the political transition in Bangladesh in August 2024 was exploited to implicate innocent people in legal cases, settle old disputes, and resolve...

Quetta, February 26 – Another two civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.The latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the...

Quetta, February 26 – More than 20 Baloch civilians, including women and minors, were killed and several others injured as a result of direct firing by Pakistani security forces in the districts of Nushki and Kharan in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.The human...

Quetta, February 26 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, expressed grave concern on Thursday over the continued imprisonment of its chief organizer, Mehrang Baloch, and other leaders, citing what it described as a systematic pattern of "legal and procedural manipulation"...

Quetta, February 25 – As violence against civilians intensifies across Balochistan, a leading human rights organization revealed on Wednesday the extrajudicial killings of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of five others across the province, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces...