The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has called for public mobilisation across Balochistan against what it describes as a “growing wave of enforced disappearances” of Baloch women, as its senior leader Dr. Sabiha Baloch appealed to the Baloch people to break their silence and raise their voices against the practice.
In a video message released on Sunday, Dr. Sabiha Baloch said that enforced disappearances in Balochistan have expanded beyond men and young activists and are now increasingly targeting Baloch women. She stated that in recent days several women have allegedly been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and intelligence agencies, including an eight-month pregnant woman, two differently abled youths, and a mother along with her child.
Dr. Sabiha described the disappearance of a pregnant woman as not only a grave injustice but an act that amounts to a crime against humanity. She said the targeting of women reflects a dangerous escalation in state practices and has added to the suffering of already affected families.
She announced that the BYC is launching a five-day campaign against the enforced disappearances of Baloch women. Explaining the campaign, Dr. Sabiha said it includes the launch of an online petition demanding justice and an end to enforced disappearances. Victims, activists, students, writers and families of the disappeared will share their stories, testimonies and campaign material, which will be disseminated globally through social media.
According to her statement, the campaign will also use art, poetry, writing, music and visual expression to highlight what she described as alleged state brutality and repression linked to enforced disappearances. She added that symbolic actions and peaceful protests will be organised to draw attention to the suffering of Baloch women and to demand accountability. The campaign will conclude with a webinar bringing together activists, families of the disappeared and voices from across Balochistan.
Concluding her message, Dr. Sabiha Baloch stressed that every voice matters and warned that silence only strengthens oppression. She urged the Baloch people to stand united and speak out against what she termed ongoing injustice.
Separately, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, in an earlier statement, announced the same five-day campaign beginning on 22 December, citing what it called a sharp rise in the enforced disappearance of Baloch women. The organisation described the trend as a dangerous intensification of a systematic policy and warned that such practices are becoming normalised, causing deep social and psychological harm.
The BYC statement referenced several recent cases of allegedly disappeared Baloch women, including students and minors, and said the campaign aims to document experiences, mobilise public resistance and draw national and international attention to the issue through petitions, testimonies, artistic expression, symbolic protests and an online webinar at the conclusion of the campaign.