Human Rights Council of Balochistan

Balochistan: 39 Killed in April, 50 disappeared including women and children

State’s Frontier Corps (FC), intelligence agencies and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) forcibly disappeared fifty persons, including students, women and children, while twenty-eight persons were killed in different parts of Balochistan during…

HRCB May 14, 2022

Periodical Reports

Balochistan: The state of human rights in 2021

Summary: The year 2021 witnessed a drastic change in human rights situation in Balochistan. Human Rights Council of Balochistan, in comparison to previous years, recorded an increase in fake encounters…

HRCB May 11, 2022

News Reports

Army disappears four, including two women and a six days old infant

Since the regular army replaced Frontier Corps in Gichk area of district Panjgur, Army imposed its own laws to control the area and people’s lives. According to these laws, all…

HRCB May 4, 2022

Periodical Reports

Balochistan: 42 including 8 students disappeared, 31 killed in March

Human Rights Council of Balochistan received partial details of enforced disappearances of at least 54 people, abducted by security forces and death squads. However, 12 people were later released while…

HRCB April 12, 2022

Press Release

CTD’s fake FIR against Abdul Hafeez must be withdrawn immediately

Human Rights Council of Balochistan call upon Police CTD to withdraw the fake FIR registered against Abdul Hafeez Baloch and release him immediately. Such attempts against Baloch student would only…

HRCB April 5, 2022

Periodical Reports

Balochistan: 75 forcibly disappeared, 73 killed in February

State authorities continued the policy of intimidation to silence the voices of activists. In this regard, a case was filed against Nasrullah Baloch, Chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons…

HRCB March 6, 2022

News Reports

Army killed man in Awaran and buried him in family’s absence

On February 12, 2022, soldiers of the Pakistan army raided several houses in Teertej village of district Awaran and forcibly disappeared Mohammad Ali son of Dinar and his brother Wahid…

HRCB February 18, 2022

Periodical Reports

Balochistan: 90 forcibly disappeared, 38 killed in January

Compared to the previous months, a surge was witnessed in cases of enforced disappearance in January as 90 people were abducted from different areas of Balochistan and 38 killed, 18…

HRCB February 14, 2022

News Reports

Balochistan: 34 disappeared in 10 days

In the first 10 days of February, Pakistani security forces and its affiliated militias abducted at least 34 civilians. Three of them were later released, one was killed and the…

HRCB February 12, 2022

Media

Man who was ordered by army to hand over innocent daughter commits suicide

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…