The Baloch Nation is enduring the worst forms of colonial oppression and state violence

The Baloch Nation is enduring the worst forms of colonial oppression and state violence, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and genocide, which remain unrecognized by the international community and human rights organizations. With each passing day, the number of such cases continues to rise, yet the Baloch Nation resists these crimes with steadfast determination.

Amidst these horrific violations, the people of Kalat, along with the families of Sayed Hassan Shah and Sayed Akhter Shah, have blocked the main highway, demanding their safe recovery. A father and son were detained by Pakistani forces: Sayed Hassan Shah was forcibly disappeared eight days ago, and his son was forcibly disappeared two months earlier.

Meanwhile, students at Lasbela Agriculture University, along with the family members of Bayandur—a student forcibly disappeared from Uthal City on November 29th—have staged a sit-in camp in front of the university, demanding his safe recovery. Bayandur’s father, Mureed Khan, an elderly school teacher struggling to make ends meet, has left his home to lead this protest for his son’s return. Bayandur was forcibly disappeared ahead of his final exams.

Another Baloch student, Imtiaz Baloch, son of Nazeer Ahmed and a resident of Buleda, was forcibly disappeared in Quetta while heading home. Imtiaz is a first-semester student of BS Public Finance at Bahauddin Zakariya University.

We urge human rights organizations and civil society to stand against these horrific crimes targeting peaceful Baloch students and civilians. In particular, we call on the United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances to take immediate and preemptive measures to hold Pakistani authorities accountable for their crimes against humanity and the Baloch Nation.

#EndEnforcedDisappearances

#StopBalochGenocide