BHRC demanded that the UN take cognizance of Balochistan’s grave human rights situation 

Geneva 16/03/2023 In two separate memoranda, the Baloch Human rights council (BHRC) apprised the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk about the gravity and scale of human rights violations and abuses committed by Pakistan in Balochistan.  Memoranda were submitted by BHRC president Samad Baloch on the occasion of the 52nd UNHRC session in Geneva on March 15, highlighting … Continue reading BHRC demanded that the UN take cognizance of Balochistan’s grave human rights situation 

United Nations was asked to take cognizance of human rights violations and crimes against humanity in Balochistan

Geneva: March 17, 2-23 On the occasion of the ongoing 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, human rights activists called upon the UN to investigate human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan. In a side-event titled “Human Rights in Pakistan: Balochistan in Focus” hosted by Thierry Valle, President of Coordination des Association et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience, in room … Continue reading United Nations was asked to take cognizance of human rights violations and crimes against humanity in Balochistan

Geneva: BHRC to protest Pakistan’s genocide of Baloch people

Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) is to hold a protest in front of the UN(The Palais des Nations – Broken Chair) on Wednesday, 15th  March 2023, from11 am – 3 pm. The protest demonstration will highlight human rights violations inBalochistan. At the end of the demonstration, petitions would be submitted toUN General Secretary and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Continue reading Geneva: BHRC to protest Pakistan’s genocide of Baloch people

BHRC will host a seminar in Geneva on various aspects of human rights violations in Balochistan

On the occasion of the 52nd Session of UNHRC, the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) is organizing a seminar at John Knox International Reformed Center (Geneva). Representatives of various human rights organizations and academics will deliberate on Balochistan’s worsening human rights situation. The panel discussion includes the violation of social and economic rights of the people of Balochistan, the phenomenon of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.  … Continue reading BHRC will host a seminar in Geneva on various aspects of human rights violations in Balochistan

Geneva: BHRC will organize a seminar on 22 September

Geneva: The Baloch Human Rights Council will organize a seminar on 22 September 2022, during the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The title of the seminar is, “Baloch lives matter: Aspects of human rights violations in Balochistan”. For many decades, Pakistan has committed gross human rights violations in Balochistan. These included the physical elimination of Baloch social and political … Continue reading Geneva: BHRC will organize a seminar on 22 September

Pakistan must be accountable for human rights violations in Balochistan: Baroness Natalie Bennett

London: 14 July 2022 Baroness Natalie Bennett of the House of Lords opined that the human rights violations in Balochistan could not be ignored under any pretext, and Pakistan must answer what is going on in Balochistan. Hosting a meeting titled “Baloch Lives Matter” in Cabinet Room One of the Houses of Parliament on 12 July 2022, she stressed the need for the accountability of … Continue reading Pakistan must be accountable for human rights violations in Balochistan: Baroness Natalie Bennett

BHRC drew the attention of the UN body to Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan

Geneva: May 25, 2022 In a written statement to the UN’s general assembly on the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) highlighted the gruesome phenomenon of enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Through its collaborative ECOSOC organization, The Tumuku Development and Cultural Union, BHRC has given a detailed account of the incidents in April 2022. During the month, security forces and … Continue reading BHRC drew the attention of the UN body to Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan

BHRC calls for international intervention in Balochistan

Geneva: 15 February 2022 Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has drawn the attention of the UN general assembly on the forced disappearances and illegal detentions of Baloch political activists, poets, students, journalists, intellectuals, and human rights activists. It has also drawn the attention of the UN body on keeping people in illegal detention, inflicting inhuman torture, and then dumping their mutilated bodies in remote and … Continue reading BHRC calls for international intervention in Balochistan

UN Human Rights Council urged to press upon Pakistan to end human rights violations in Balochistan

Geneva: During the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Thierry Valle of CAP LA, read the statement of Baloch Human Rights Council highlighting the grave human rights violations being perpetrated by Pakistan in Balochistan in constant disregard of International law. Delivering the BHRC statement on Item 4, Valle drew the attention of the council to arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of Baloch political … Continue reading UN Human Rights Council urged to press upon Pakistan to end human rights violations in Balochistan

BHRC will host a webinar to discuss the worsening human rights situation in Western Balochistan

London: 01/04/2021  The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) will be hosting a webinar on Saturday 24 April 2021 at 5 pm UK Time to discuss the human rights situation in Western Balochistan and the various humanitarian challenges facing its people by the Iranian authorities. The webinar will bring together a panel of Baloch intellectuals and human rights defenders to shed light on the socio-economic deprivation … Continue reading BHRC will host a webinar to discuss the worsening human rights situation in Western Balochistan