Geneva: 28/03/2023
During the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Dr Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) highlighted the widespread human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistan state agencies against Baloch people.
Delivering his statement on Item 6, Dr Naseem Baloch stated, “In January, in its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Pakistan falsely claimed a favourable human rights situation there. While the fact is that Pakistani security forces are committing heinous crimes in Balochistan. These actions included enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in which Baloch socio-political activists were targeted.”
He welcomed and appreciated the principled stance of India, Israel, Holland, Italy, and Paraguay that, during the 42nd session of the UPR at the United Nations, urged Pakistan to end enforced disappearances.
Dr Naseem Baloch added that in the first two months of 2023, Pakistani security forces subjected 80 people to enforced disappearances in Balochistan, including 2 women and 18 students, whose whereabouts remain unknown to their families. Consequently, he urged the UN Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for crimes against humanity in Balochistan.
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