Human Rights Council of Balochistan

Pakistan's security and intelligence agencies have escalated their crackdown on human rights activists, political campaigners, journalists, academics, students, and families of victims of enforced disappearances. This repression includes violent raids…

In January 2025, one hundred seventeen cases of enforced disappearances were reported across Balochistan. Among the victims, thirty-six were released, while eighty remain missing, and one was killed. Additionally, thirty-three…

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a women-led civil rights movement headed by Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a physician-turned-human-rights activist, has announced an awareness campaign and a public gathering to observe “Baloch…

In December 2024, eighty-six cases of enforced disappearances were reported across Balochistan. Among the victims, thirty-one were released, while fifty-four remain missing, and one was killed. Additionally, thirty killings were…

Introduction: Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan, has long been a crucible of conflict, marked by a deep-seated struggle for autonomy and resistance against state oppression. Historically rich and culturally…

In a alarming escalation of extrajudicial killings, four individuals who had been forcibly disappeared were executed in staged encounters over the course of two days in Balochistan. These incidents underscore…

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan carried out a staged encounter, and killed Bashir Ahmad, a 24-year-old resident of Surbandar, Gwadar. Bashir had been forcibly disappeared by security forces…