QUETTA: Pakistani security forces have detained more than 100 individuals during operations carried out in multiple areas of Quetta and transferred them to undisclosed locations, according to local sources. The so-called provincial government claimed that over 100 “suspected individuals” were arrested during the operation and that small and large quantities […]
HR Organizations
Insights, News, and Declarations from Human Rights Organizations in Balochistan.
London: Sorath Lohar, Convenor of the Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS), along with Sarang Sindhi, Representative of the Voice for Sindhi Missing Persons – Europe Chapter, has strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of Muhammad Bakhsh Sajedi, a retired Deputy Commissioner and the father of Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman […]
QUETTA: The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has strongly condemned the arrest of human rights activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali, describing the detentions as illegal, politically motivated and aimed at silencing voices speaking for victims of enforced disappearances. In a statement issued by its central […]
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted protective bail to lawyer Iman Mazari, who represents cases related to enforced disappearances, and her husband Hadi Ali Chatha, restraining Islamabad police from arresting them in a registered case. The hearing was conducted by Justice Azam Khan of the Islamabad High Court, […]
Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately stop the judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders Iman Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, following the cancellation of their bail and a court order for their immediate arrest over alleged “anti-state” social media posts. Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional […]
Quetta: Paank, a human rights organization affiliated with the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has released its monthly human rights report for November 2025, highlighting widespread violations across Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. According to the report, at least 95 Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared during the month by […]
Hub Chowki: Another Baloch woman has reportedly been forcibly disappeared in Hub Chowki, an industrial city of Balochistan, following her detention by personnel of Pakistan’s intelligence agencies and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). According to details, on the evening of Thursday, December 18, 2025, CTD officials along with other law […]
Awaran: The family forcibly disappeared youths Ayaz Baloch and Imdad Baloch has appealed to human rights organizations to raise voice for their safe release. According to the family, Ayaz Baloch and Imdad Baloch were forcibly taken into custody by the Pakistani army from Kolwah. The family stated that Ayaz Baloch, […]
Gwadar: Pakistani forces have taken two individuals into custody in separate operations in Pasni and Gwadar and shifted them to undisclosed locations. According to sources, on the previous day Pakistani forces conducted a raid on a house in the Panwan area of Jiwani, where personnel vandalized the property and assaulted […]
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the charges filed against human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatta under Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), describing the case as a misuse of vague laws to suppress dissent. In a statement posted on X, the global human rights organization termed […]
