The Balochistan Bar Council on Sunday expressed concern over the health of detained activist Dr Mahrang Baloch, urging authorities to provide immediate medical care and to ensure the protection of her fundamental rights.
In a statement, the council said the state was legally responsible for safeguarding her life and health, and called for her to be examined by specialist doctors and provided with all required medication. It said any delay or denial of treatment would violate constitutional and basic human rights.
The Bar Council also demanded regular monitoring of her condition, uninterrupted access to family members and legal counsel, and full transparency regarding her medical status.
In a separate statement, the Balochistan National Party (BNP) said reports of Dr Mahrang Baloch’s hospitalization were “alarming” and urged the authorities to ensure “immediate and high-standard” medical care. It said negligence in her treatment would be unacceptable.
The BNP also called for a comprehensive medical evaluation under specialist supervision, with full details of her treatment shared with her family and lawyers. It further urged the authorities to consider her release on humanitarian and constitutional grounds so she could receive medical care outside custody.
Dr Mahrang Baloch, the chief organizer of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been in custody for nearly a year. The group said on Sunday that her health had “severely deteriorated” during detention, alleging that repeated requests for medical attention over several months were ignored.
Separately, her sister, Nadia Baloch, said in a post on X that Dr Mahrang had been suffering from severe pain for the past six months and that repeated requests for medical care inside the jail “were not acted upon”.
She said an MRI conducted after her condition worsened revealed “serious spinal problems, including disc bulging and internal injury”, adding that doctors had advised rest and regular treatment.
“She is still not receiving complete treatment, nor has she been granted bail,” Nadia Baloch said, describing the situation as a violation of basic rights. “A political worker whose only ‘crime’ is speaking out for human rights and justice is being denied medical care. How can this be considered justice?”