Have Two More Women in Balochistan Been Forcibly Disappeared by Pakistani Forces?
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Key Takeaways
- Two more Baloch women forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces.
- Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) reports ongoing violations of basic human rights.
- Families of victims suffer trauma due to enforced disappearances.
- International attention is needed to address these serious human rights abuses.
- Human rights organizations call for accountability and protection.
Quetta, Dec 20 (NationPress) As the situation for women in Balochistan deteriorates, a prominent human rights organization revealed on Saturday that two more Baloch women have been forcibly taken by Pakistani forces.
According to the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ), Hani Dilwash and Heer Nisa Waheed were apprehended and subsequently disappeared on Friday night from Hub Chowki in Balochistan.
The BVJ asserted that this action contravened basic human rights and targeted civilians unlawfully.
Expressing their outrage, the rights group called for the immediate revelation of the women's locations.
"Security agencies persist in acting with complete disregard for the law while families endure relentless trauma. Enforced disappearance is a systematic method of oppression in Balochistan and must be eradicated," the organization stated.
This latest incident occurred just hours after another Baloch woman, Hajra Baloch, was forcibly taken by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department along with other agencies from the same area.
Simultaneously, Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, condemned the circulation of a defamatory poster targeting 15-year-old Nasreena Baloch, daughter of Dilawar Baloch, a resident of Teertej in Awaran district, Balochistan.
The rights group noted that this young student was forcibly disappeared on the night of November 22, when Pakistani security forces and intelligence personnel raided a residence in the Daroo region of Hub Chowki around midnight, detaining her without any legal grounds and transporting her to an undisclosed site.
"Her family has received no updates regarding her condition since the abduction, intensifying their anguish and underscoring a troubling trend of enforced disappearances targeting Baloch women and girls," it added.
Sharing a picture on its social media platform X, Paank commented, "The poster, prominently showcased at the entrance of the Press Information Department (PID) building in Islamabad, contains unfounded and malicious allegations aimed at damaging Nasreena's reputation and justifying her unlawful detention. This propaganda appears to be a calculated tactic by Pakistani intelligence agencies to fabricate false charges against her, further infringing upon her rights and dignity."
Paank urged international human rights organizations to step in and hold accountable those responsible, ensuring the protection of vulnerable individuals like Nasreena from repression and defamation sponsored by Pakistan.