According to a report released on Thursday by the UK-based non-governmental organisation Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), Pakistan ranked seventh among the countries where civilians were most affected by explosive weapons in 2024.
The...
The Irish government has acknowledged growing concerns over the detention of civil society activists in Balochistan and reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the human rights situation in the region.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign...
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced the successful completion of its 12th Congress, held between 5 and 7 May in the Medya Defense Zones. According to an official written statement released on Friday by the PKK's...
The ProtectDefenders.eu, European Union’s human rights defenders mechanism, has raised serious concerns over the arbitrary detention of Baloch women human rights defenders (WHRDs) and judicial persecution of two lawyers, warning that the situation in Balochistan poses “grave...
United Nations experts have called on Pakistan to end serious human rights violations in Balochistan, raising alarm over enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and widespread restrictions on civil liberties.
In a joint statement issued Tuesday,...
Detained Baloch activist Dr Mahrang Baloch and four other members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) have launched a hunger strike in prison to protest alleged torture and mistreatment by Pakistani authorities.
The hunger...
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has formally accepted the case of Baloch human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch for review.
The case was submitted by Kurtuluş Baştimar, an international legal advisor...
The Washington Post has reported that weapons used in the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) March 11 attack on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan were originally supplied by the United States to Afghan forces and were left behind...
Members of the Baloch community held a protest outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday, denouncing Pakistan’s ongoing crackdown on the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
The demonstration highlighted what organisers described as “enforced...
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders has called on Pakistani authorities to stop harassing Baloch activist Dr Sabiha Baloch and her family.
In a statement posted on the social media platform...
