8 months ago
Rights Groups Alarmed by Baloch Women's Disappearances
In Pakistan's Balochistan region, many women have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani agencies.
Groups like the Baloch Students Organisation and the Human Rights Council of Balochistan are very worried.
They say this is a serious human rights crisis.
Women, including young girls and mothers, are being taken from their homes without any charges.
Families are protesting and asking for help to bring their loved ones back safely.
The groups blame Pakistani agencies and say this is happening to scare people and stop them from speaking out.
They want international help to make Pakistan stop these disappearances and bring the women back.
Rights groups and activists are deeply concerned about the rising cases of enforced disappearances of Baloch women in Pakistan's Balochistan region.
The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO Azad) calls these disappearances a brutal form of genocide and criticizes the international community's silence.
Women face torture, fabricated charges, and public humiliation, with elderly and ill women being thrown into torture cells.
The Makran High Court Bar Association terms the abductions of Baloch women the worst atrocity in history, violating human rights and the Constitution.
Families of disappeared individuals are protesting peacefully, demanding the safe return of their loved ones, with a recent incident involving four family members in Kech district.
- Who
- Baloch women, rights groups, activists, lawyers, and student organizations
- What
- Enforced disappearances of Baloch women, protests, and calls for accountability
- Where
- Balochistan, Pakistan, particularly Kech district and Tejaban village
- When
- Recent months, with a specific incident on Tuesday
- Why
- To intimidate people, silence activists, suppress resistance, and terrorize society
Key facts
- Region
- Balochistan, Pakistan
- Groups Involved
- Baloch Students Organisation (BSO Azad), Makran High Court Bar Association, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB)
- Victims
- Baloch women, including underage girls, pregnant women, and young mothers
- Recent Incident
- Four family members (two women, two men) forcibly disappeared in Kech district
- Protest Location
- Tejaban village, Kech district
- Alleged Perpetrators
- Pakistani agencies
- Demands
- Safe recovery of disappeared women, end to enforced disappearances
Quotes
Baloch Students Organisation (BSO Azad)
A student organization representing Baloch students.
“Pakistan wanted to normalise abuses against Baloch women to avoid scrutiny and urged international institutions to hold the state accountable and called on people of Balochistan to adopt strong resistance to ensure that women can live a safe and dignified life, free from oppression and violence.”
thehansindia.com
“the violation of Baloch traditions, the sexual violence against women and the forced abduction of women as a form of collective punishment were intolerable”
thehansindia.com
Makran High Court Bar Association
A bar association representing lawyers in the Makran region of Balochistan.
“women were being disappeared after young men were primarily targeted for years, terming the pattern a violation of human rights and a violation of the Constitution”
thehansindia.com
“Balochistan was passing through the most delicate phase in its history”
thehansindia.com
Sammi Deen Baloch
Leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
“cases of enforced disappearances showcased a systematic way to terrorise society, silence dissent, and punish families”
thehansindia.com
“what was once unimaginable has now become normalised”
thehansindia.com
Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB)
A human rights organization in Balochistan.
“actions violated Pakistan's constitution and the country's obligations under international human rights treaties and demanded the recovery of all disappeared women and an end to enforced disappearance”
thehansindia.com
“a dangerous expansion of a practice that had already become normalised through years of disappearances and extrajudicial killings of Baloch men”
thehansindia.com
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)
A committee representing the Baloch people.
“Their protest is peaceful, yet their voices are being ignored, and no clear information has been given about where the missing family members are being held. The families say they will not end their protest until all four are safely recovered. They are calling on the people of Tejaban and nearby areas to stand with them and speak out against enforced disappearances, a practice that has torn apart countless families across Balochistan”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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