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Enforced disappearances continue in Pakistan's Sindh: Human rights activis
Updated : 8 hours, 14 min ago IST
"The practice of enforced disappearance is still going on and hundreds and thousands of Sindhis, political workers, human rights activists have disappeared," Bhutto said during the CHRAPA side event on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process in Pakistan.
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In 2022, Pak army killed 195, forcibly disappeared 629 people in Balochist
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The year 2022 was a dreadful year for Balochistan as Pakistan army, forcibly disappeared 629, extrajudicially killed 195 and tortured 187 people, according to the annual report released by Paank, the human rights organization of the Baloch National Movement.
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Balochistan govt plans to set new commission to trace missing persons
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, formed by the Supreme Court, and the commission set up by the Islamabad High Court, are already looking into the matter.
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Pakistan Ministry forms missing person commission
Updated : 1 month ago IST
In order to follow the orders of the Balochistan High Court (BHC), the Pakistan home ministry formed the high-powered missing person commission headed by Balochistan's Home Minister Ziaullah Langau.
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Local residents blocks highway in Balochistan against enforced disappearan
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Local residents took to the streets in Balochistan's Khuzdar district on Sunday and blocked the main highway in the region after the forceful abduction of two students by the Pakistani forces, Pakistan vernacular media reported.
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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Physical intimidation, enforced disappearances by Pak army see 3-fold rise
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari tweeted on November 7, confirming human rights violations in Balochistan. In the tweet, he expressed sorrow over the 'disappearance of eleven women and children'.
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UNAMA asks Taliban to explain rationale behind detention of women activist
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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Decision to ban Afghan women from public parks must be reversed, says righ
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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Pak rights group voices concern about enforced disappearances bill
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Enforced disappearances must be treated as a separate, autonomous crime. Any legislation to curb this practice must provide guarantees that anyone deprived of their liberty is kept in a fully authorised place of detention and victims, their families and witnesses provided protection in case
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Baloch rights group raises issue of increase in number of enforced disappe
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): The Chairman of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, Nasrullah Baloch has said that the number of enforced disappearance cases has increased in Pakistan.
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Baloch National Movement protests in Berlin against Pakistan Army over enf
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): Baloch National Movement Germany has organised a protest in Germany against the enforced disappearances of Baloch people by the Pakistan Army including the recently abducted Faheem Baloch.
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