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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…

In October 2024, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan documented a significant spike in human rights abuses, recording at least 127 cases of enforced disappearances linked to Pakistan’s paramilitary forces…

In the Maher area of Mand, District Kech, women are staging a sit-in protest for the fifth consecutive day. The protest opposes the Pakistani forces’ occupation of their homes. The…

In the early morning of 20 May 2021, Noor Jan, a farmer, hanged himself near his village in Awaran, Balochistan. He did that to avoid the continuous threats and summons…