Kech [Pakistan] An eighteen-year-old Baloch youth has reportedly been 'enforced disappeared' for the second time from Balochistan's Kech district on Friday, The Balochistan Post reported.
Pakistani forces are accused of forcibly detaining the youth after his arrest in Dazin area of Kech district. The person has been identified as Brahmadag (18).
Pakistani forces raided his house on Friday, during which they allegedly assaulted the occupants, confiscated mobile phones and forcibly took away Brahmadagh, The Balochistan Post reported.
Notably, Brahmadagh was earlier detained by the security forces on October 14, 2023.He was released after four months of detention on February 6, 2024, The Balochistan Post reported. The family has expressed concern over Brahmadag's repeated disappearances and demanded his safe return.
Expressing solidarity with the case and calling it a gross violation of human rights, PANK, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), said in a post on Twitter, "Brahmdagh Nawaz, a minor student, has been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces." Second time last night."
“Earlier she was kidnapped on October 14, 2023, she endured 4 months of brutal torture before being released on February 6, 2024.We call for his immediate release and an end to enforced disappearances in #Balochistan. “This cycle of abduction and torture is a serious violation of human rights and international law,” it added.
On 13 June, human rights activist Mehrang Baloch of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) highlighted the failure of all commissions and committees constituted by the Government of Pakistan to look into cases of missing persons and enforced disappearances and called such efforts a 'fraud' , Pakistan-based Dawn reports.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Mehrang Baloch said that there is a huge difference between the number of missing persons given by the government and what they are reporting and termed it a complete breakdown of law and order.
Responding to a question during the press conference, Baloch said, “They are all pretending.There is a huge difference between the number of missing persons given by the government and what we are reporting. There has been a complete breakdown of law and order." Here it comes to missing persons and enforced disappearances.
Mehrang Baloch said that the Baloch community has been living in a dire situation for a long time and things are going from bad to worse for the people. According to Dawn report, the press conference was called to highlight the struggles of the Baloch community.He said, "The situation is going from bad to worse for the Baloch community. Last year, the Baloch Yaqzehti Committee launched a major campaign where we marched from Turbat to Islamabad. In Islamabad we organized an extended sit-in and Returned from there." We also held a big rally in Quetta."
He said BYC has been working for the human rights and interests of the Baloch since its formation and stressed that they have been peaceful throughout, Dawn reported.Mehrang Baloch said, "Since its formation, BYC has been working for human rights and the interest of the Baloch. We have been peaceful throughout. We never behaved otherwise during our long marches or our rallies. Then we Why are you doing this?" Being bullied and harassed? Our people are continuously being arrested under fake cases.We continue to face harsh treatment and torture at the hands of government agencies."
Pakistani forces are accused of forcibly detaining the youth after his arrest in Dazin area of Kech district. The person has been identified as Brahmadag (18).
Pakistani forces raided his house on Friday, during which they allegedly assaulted the occupants, confiscated mobile phones and forcibly took away Brahmadagh, The Balochistan Post reported.
Notably, Brahmadagh was earlier detained by the security forces on October 14, 2023.He was released after four months of detention on February 6, 2024, The Balochistan Post reported. The family has expressed concern over Brahmadag's repeated disappearances and demanded his safe return.
Expressing solidarity with the case and calling it a gross violation of human rights, PANK, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), said in a post on Twitter, "Brahmdagh Nawaz, a minor student, has been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces." Second time last night."
“Earlier she was kidnapped on October 14, 2023, she endured 4 months of brutal torture before being released on February 6, 2024.We call for his immediate release and an end to enforced disappearances in #Balochistan. “This cycle of abduction and torture is a serious violation of human rights and international law,” it added.
On 13 June, human rights activist Mehrang Baloch of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) highlighted the failure of all commissions and committees constituted by the Government of Pakistan to look into cases of missing persons and enforced disappearances and called such efforts a 'fraud' , Pakistan-based Dawn reports.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Mehrang Baloch said that there is a huge difference between the number of missing persons given by the government and what they are reporting and termed it a complete breakdown of law and order.
Responding to a question during the press conference, Baloch said, “They are all pretending.There is a huge difference between the number of missing persons given by the government and what we are reporting. There has been a complete breakdown of law and order." Here it comes to missing persons and enforced disappearances.
Mehrang Baloch said that the Baloch community has been living in a dire situation for a long time and things are going from bad to worse for the people. According to Dawn report, the press conference was called to highlight the struggles of the Baloch community.He said, "The situation is going from bad to worse for the Baloch community. Last year, the Baloch Yaqzehti Committee launched a major campaign where we marched from Turbat to Islamabad. In Islamabad we organized an extended sit-in and Returned from there." We also held a big rally in Quetta."
He said BYC has been working for the human rights and interests of the Baloch since its formation and stressed that they have been peaceful throughout, Dawn reported.Mehrang Baloch said, "Since its formation, BYC has been working for human rights and the interest of the Baloch. We have been peaceful throughout. We never behaved otherwise during our long marches or our rallies. Then we Why are you doing this?" Being bullied and harassed? Our people are continuously being arrested under fake cases.We continue to face harsh treatment and torture at the hands of government agencies."
