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Rights Group Reports Five More Forced Disappearances in Balochistan
A human rights group says five people disappeared in Balochistan.
The group says Pakistani security personnel took the people from their homes or other places.
Those reported missing include a student, a driver, a labourer, and a 16-year-old.
The incidents happened in districts including Kech, Quetta, and Panjgur.
The group named several security bodies that it says were involved.
It says the disappearances violate basic human rights.
Paank wants authorities to say where the people are and how they are doing.
It also wants them brought before a court or released.
Paank said five civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan.
Hayat was reportedly taken from his home in Kech on August 26.
Student Agha Gull and driver Hasnain Imdad were reportedly taken on August 21.
Labourer Hafeezullah Baloch and 16-year-old Shah Baksh Babo were reportedly abducted last month.
Paank urged authorities to disclose the men’s whereabouts, provide legal and medical access, and investigate officials’ alleged involvement.
- Who
- Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, reported that five civilians were allegedly taken by Pakistani security personnel.
- What
- Five civilians were reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance, according to Paank.
- Where
- The incidents were reported in Kech, Quetta, and Panjgur districts of Balochistan.
- When
- The reported incidents occurred on August 21 and August 26, with two others occurring last month; the report was issued on Friday.
- Why
- Paank said the disappearances violate fundamental human rights and Pakistan’s obligations under the ICCPR and CRC.
Key facts
- Reported missing
- Hayat, Agha Gull, Hasnain Imdad, Hafeezullah Baloch, and Shah Baksh Babo
- Reported locations
- Kech, Quetta, and Panjgur districts in Balochistan
- Reported agencies
- Counter Terrorism Department, Frontier Corps, Military Intelligence, and Inter-Services Intelligence
- Youngest reported victim
- Shah Baksh Babo, 16
- Rights organization
- Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department
- Requested action
- Disclosure of whereabouts, family and legal access, medical care, due process, or immediate release
- Investigation demand
- Independent and impartial investigations into the alleged involvement of security personnel
Quotes
Paank
Human rights department of the Baloch National Movement
“The enforced disappearance of these individuals constitutes a grave violation of fundamental human rights and Pakistan’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)”
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