QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Calls Sindh Government’s Ban on Aurat March Participation “State Fascism Against Baloch Nation”
In an official statement, the BYC questioned the legal basis of the ban, asking which court or law had ever declared the organization unlawful. The committee stated that no Pakistani court has ever issued such a ruling, asserting that BYC is a peaceful political movement with no legal grounds for being designated as a banned outfit.
The BYC described itself as a democratic public movement advocating against human rights violations, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial actions and what it termed Baloch genocide. The statement said that for over a year, the state has been attempting to suppress the movement through force, while failing to produce a single legal or political argument against it.
The committee further stated that its leaders have been held in detention for extended periods without constitutional justification. It said that despite charges being bailable, leaders have been denied the basic right to bail. The statement also said that anti-terrorism laws including the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and Fourth Schedule are being weaponized against peaceful activists, students and human rights defenders.
The BYC condemned the Sindh government’s conditions imposed on the Aurat March, particularly the clause singling out BYC as a banned organization, calling it shameful and worthy of strong condemnation.
The committee reaffirmed its commitment to exposing human rights violations, enforced disappearances, political victimization and state repression in Balochistan before the international community.
The BYC also appealed to human rights organizations, women’s movements, democratic forces and justice-loving people worldwide to stand in solidarity with the Baloch people and their peaceful struggle.
