Seoul, April 7 (NationPress) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized a peaceful demonstration in Busan, South Korea, to draw attention to the ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan, which include enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture, collective punishment, and systematic military oppression by Pakistani forces.

The event took place on April 5 near Sasang Station as part of the BNM Global Campaign running from March 10 to April 9, uniting members of the Baloch community, supporters, and activists.

The BNM stated that the protest aimed to elevate international awareness and call for justice and freedom for the Baloch populace, with educational pamphlets distributed to bystanders.

During the event, BNM member Bakhtawar Baloch addressed the crowd in Korean, explaining the grave situation in Balochistan to the local audience and media, while advocating for global solidarity against Pakistani atrocities.

“The participants chanted powerful slogans demanding freedom for Balochistan and vehemently condemned the violence perpetrated by the Pakistani military. The chants called for an end to enforced disappearances, the return of all missing persons, justice for victims, and liberation from occupation and oppression,” the BNM reported.

The organization mentioned that the “protest was disciplined, peaceful, and prominent in a bustling area, successfully attracting attention from the local populace and contributing to the international resonance of the BNM Global Campaign.”

The demonstrators expressed solidarity with similar protests and advocacy events worldwide, including sessions at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, which highlighted human rights violations by Pakistani authorities.

The BNM affirmed that the Busan demonstrations reinforced its commitment to “peacefully exposing Pakistan’s atrocities and advocating for the fundamental rights, dignity, and self-determination of the Baloch people.”

Last month, during the 61st session of the UNHRC in Geneva, the BNM accused Pakistani authorities of serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture in Balochistan.

Naseem Baloch, chairman of the BNM, addressed the session and noted that the European Union had granted Pakistan special trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) with the expectation of compliance with international conventions on human rights, labor rights, and democratic governance.

However, he pointed out that the realities on the ground in Pakistan tell a vastly different story.

For decades, Naseem stated, the citizens of Balochistan have endured systematic and widespread human rights abuses, which include enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, torture, and suppression of political voices.

“Thousands of Baloch political activists, students, journalists, and ordinary citizens have been forcibly disappeared. Many are detained in secret torture facilities without access to judicial recourse or contact with their families. Some later reappear as mutilated corpses found on roadsides, a practice often referred to as the ‘kill-and-dump policy,’” he elaborated.