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Sindh: Activists Raise Concern over Human Rights Violations
Activists gathered at the WSC event “Rights, security and development in Sindh” in Washington, D.C., on 30 April 2019, to discuss the state-run human rights violations the region is facing. Speakers highlighted the persecution of Sindhi political activists in the hands of state and non-state actors in Pakistan. Baloch and Pashtun activists also joined the event to share their experiences in their respective regions. Speakers … Continue reading Sindh: Activists Raise Concern over Human Rights Violations
BALOCH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE
London 20-04-09 PRESS RELEASE A protest demonstration was held in front of Bush House (BBC World service office in London) on 19 April 2009. The protest demonstration was organized by Baloch Human Rights Council in collaboration with the World Sindhi Congress and Sindhi Baloch Forum. A large number of Baloch, Sindhi and other human rights activists took part in the protest. The gathering was to … Continue reading BALOCH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE
Iran Secretly Hangs Four Men On Drug Related Charges In Arak Prison
Iran secretly hanged four prisoners on drug related charges in Central Prison of Arak. The four prisoners executed on April 29 are identified as Seyed Hamidreza Hosseinkhani, 37, Majid Kazemi, 42, Mohammad Hemmati, 26, and Mohammad Davoudabadi, 26. This came just one day after the execution on drug charges of a university student in Central Prison of Kerman. According to Baluchi human rights activists, 24-year-old … Continue reading Iran Secretly Hangs Four Men On Drug Related Charges In Arak Prison
Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
24 January 2019 – Amnesty International The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International, a year after a wave of protests against poverty, corruption and authoritarianism erupted across the country. The organization has today revealed staggering new figures showing the extent of the Iranian authorities’ repression during … Continue reading Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
Pakistan: Enduring Enforced Disappearances – Amnesty International
27 March 2019 “We are repeatedly given advice that if we stop protesting, end our activism against enforced disappearances and sit at home, our Baba will come back.” – Sasui Lohar[1], daughter of Hidayatullah Lohar, forcibly disappeared since April 17, 2017 from Nasirabad, Sindh, Pakistan. In April 2017, Hidayatullah Lohar, school teacher (headmaster), blacksmith and political Sindhi activist was forcibly disappeared from the school where … Continue reading Pakistan: Enduring Enforced Disappearances – Amnesty International
Amnesty International Report 2009 – Iran
Amnesty International – 28 May 2009 The authorities maintained tight restrictions on freedom of expression, association and assembly. They cracked down on civil society activists, including women’s rights and other human rights defenders and minority rights advocates. Activists were arrested, detained and prosecuted, often in unfair trials, banned from travelling abroad, and had their meetings disrupted. Torture and other ill-treatment of detainees were common and … Continue reading Amnesty International Report 2009 – Iran
Humanitarian Crisis in Balochistan: an exposition in Geneva – By BHRC
Security forces forcibly disappeared two young students from Quetta
According to the received reports, two students namely Ashraf Naiksaal and Gulab of Baalgatar, district Kech were forced disappeared by the members of Pakistani security forces on 15 May, 2019 from Brewery Road, Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan. The Baloch human rights groups have voiced their concerns about the safety of the forced disappeared students and have demanded the victims be produced before the … Continue reading Security forces forcibly disappeared two young students from Quetta
“We Can Torture, Kill, or Keep You for Years”
Enforced Disappearances by Pakistan Security Forces in Balochistan – HRW Report on Balochistan First Published on July 28, 2011 Map of Balochistan Summary “Even if the president or chief justice tells us to release you, we won’t. We can torture you, or kill you, or keep you for years at our will. It is only the Army chief and the [intelligence] chief that we obey.” … Continue reading “We Can Torture, Kill, or Keep You for Years”
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