𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵, 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗬𝗖... Today’s extension of our leaders’ remand for another fifteen days exposes, once again, the collapse of Pakistan’s judicial system. Instead of upholding justice, the courts have become an extension of the state’s repression, legitimizing illegal detention and fabricated cases against human rights defenders. #IStandWithBYCLeaders #ReleaseBYCleadersshow more

Today’s Case Update of Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other... BYC leadership Today, the Anti-Terrorism Court extended the police remand of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, head of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, and her associates for another 20 days. This decision is a blatant violation of fundamental principles of law and justice, raising serious concerns about the independence of Pakistan’s judiciary, which continues to yield to state and military pressure instead of upholding constitutional rights. Despite the absence of credible evidence, Dr. Mahrang Baloch and her colleagues remain unlawfully detained on baseless terrorism charges for peacefully advocating for human rights. The judiciary’s repeated extensions of their remand underscore its complicity in state oppression and the worsening human rights crisis in Balochistan. We urge the United Nations, international human rights organizations, and the global community to intervene immediately and demand the release of Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other detained human rights defenders. #ReleaseBYCLeaders #StopBalochGenocideshow more

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗱: 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗕𝗬𝗖... 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗵𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 Today, our colleagues, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Sabgatullah Shahji, Beebagr Baloch, Beebo, Gulzadi, and Mama Gaffar Baloch were presented in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). Previously, when they were shifted to jail for a ten-day remand, they were not allowed to meet their legal team, families, or colleagues, even though the court had ordered it. Today, the judges didn’t even ask about the previous progress of the case during that remand period. Once again, without reviewing any progression in the case, the judges granted another ten-day remand, which proves that the judges and the judicial system have completely failed to deliver justice. These institutions, which claim to represent justice, are actually demolishing the justice system. They were originally established to uphold justice, but they are now utterly failing. These judges have no integrity—whether it’s out of fear or because of rewards they may have received. The Pakistani judicial system has entirely collapsed, and in its place stands a rule of injustice. We have always made it clear that our struggle is for the implementation of justice. We demanded that missing persons be brought before the courts. Whatever the state is doing to the Baloch people should at least go through the legal system, there must be legality. But instead, the justice system itself is being weaponized against us as a tool of repression. This is not just injustice against us: it is a tragedy for the entire Pakistani judicial system. We request everyone, to stand with us against these injustices. If this unjust system continues, it will eventually affect everyone in the near future. #ReleaseBYCLeadersshow more

Today in Quetta, the ATC extended the remand of... Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other BYC leaders by another 15 days. That makes ninety days under the 3MPO, fifteen in illegal custody, and sixty-five in police remand—nearly six months of imprisonment without a shred of evidence. For 57 days we have protested in Islamabad with nothing but our voices and our resolve. Inside parliament, ministers claim BYC’s fate lies with the courts. Outside, we see how those courts truly function: judges removed for refusing to extend remand, suspended FIRs revived when televised lies collapse. The laws used against the Baloch were never written to protect us; they were designed to justify our persecution. And when a judge, after fifty years in law, chooses the colonel over the constitution, what remains is only disgrace. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of BYC leaders. Their imprisonment has never been about law or evidence. It is about silencing those who organize peacefully, who invoke the Constitution instead of the gun, who insist that the voices of Baloch families cannot be erased. As Dr. Mahrang told the court, every FIR and every illegal detention is now etched into the hearts of Baloch children and into the conscience of the Baloch nation. #ReleaseBYCLeadersshow more

BASC strongly condemns the unlawful conviction of BYC leaders... and calls on all who believe in justice, human dignity, and the rule of law to stand with Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Sibghatullah Baloch, the BYC, and all peaceful human rights defenders. We must send a clear message to those responsible for this oppression: the persecution of peaceful activists will not be tolerated or ignored. Fariba Balouch / فریبا بلوچ #ReleaseBYCLeaders #IStandWithBYCLeadersshow more

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟯𝗠𝗣𝗢 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻... 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗬𝗖 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. In a video message, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) central leader Dr. Sabiha Baloch states: “The central leadership of BYC is being held in illegal detention. Even though three months have now passed since their arrest, they are still not free. According to Pakistan’s Constitution, any individual detained under the 3MPO must be presented before a competent Review Board after 90 days. That board must offer a personal hearing and determine whether continued detention is justified. Yet our leaders have been denied even this basic legal right. They remain imprisoned under colonial-era laws like the 3MPO.” She appeals to human rights defenders, lawyers, academics, students to raise their voice and demand the immediate release of the BYC leadership. #ReleaseBYCleaders #StopBalochGenocideshow more

At the 61st session of the United Nations Human... Rights Council, I spoke on the grave human rights situation in Balochistan. The ongoing pattern of enforced disappearances was raised, where individuals are taken without due process and families remain without answers. Cases of extrajudicial killings and body dumping were highlighted as serious violations that continue in the absence of accountability. The shrinking civic space was also addressed. Journalists, students, lawyers, and human rights defenders continue to face harassment, arbitrary detention, and legal action under counterterrorism laws. The continued detention of activists, Several BYC Leaders including Dr. Mahrang Baloch, reflects the broader effort to silence peaceful voices seeking justice. A call was made for an independent and impartial assessment by the United Nations into the human rights situation in Balochistan. Meaningful steps toward accountability and protection of fundamental rights remain essential to address these ongoing violations. #ReleaseBYCLeaders #StopBalochGenocideshow more

𝗔𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴... 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗵 𝗚. 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵, 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝘇𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵, 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱. In March 2025, they were arrested under 3 MPO. After three months, the government issued more than 40 FIRs against them, including various types of cases. We have faced these cases not only in courts but also in multiple districts, including Noshki, Dalbandin, Makuran, Naseerabad, Mastung, Kalat, and Khuzdar. These courts not only granted bail but also upheld the rule of law. In Quetta, we applied for bail in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) before Judge Muhammad Ali Mubeen. He granted bail in many cases; however, in some cases, he later suspended the bail. Despite this setback, we did not lose hope and approached the Balochistan High Court seeking justice in those bailable cases where the ATC had suspended bail. For the past two months, Chief Justice Kamran Mullah Khel has reserved his judgment, but no decision has yet been announced. This situation clearly reflects that the justice system of Pakistan is under pressure from state institutions, commonly referred to as the Establishment. Meanwhile, in Hudda Jail, Dr. Mahrang Baloch and her colleagues have been facing jail trial proceedings for the past six months. During this period, the proceedings have not been conducted fairly or smoothly. Judge Muhammad Ali Mubeen who previously suspended bail in some cases has raised serious concerns about impartial justice. Our legal team, along with Dr. Mahrang Baloch, requested the transfer of the case to another judge. However, not only was this request denied, but the judge also threatened to add more charges against them. This is not merely a denial of justice; it is a direct threat to peaceful political activists who are the voice of their nation.show more

Excerpts from CJ Malaba's biography as read by Deputy... Chief Justice, Honourable Elizabeth Gwaunza: -During the time that he was Judge of Appeal and a Deputy Chief Justice, he was also a Judge of the COMESA Court of Justice for more than a decade (2005-2016). -Mr Justice Malaba is an accomplished human rights defender who has taken advantage of his judicial posting by delivering judgments that protect the fundamental human rights of the vulnerable including women, children and persons with disabilities amongst others. -Since his appointment as the Chief Justice, he has led the judiciary and the Judicial Service Commission in taking deliberate steps meant to enhance access to justice for the people of Zimbabwe through the construction of courthouses in various parts of the country, simplifying court rules so that they are easily understood by ordinary persons and increasing the number of judicial officers both in the magistracy and superior courts. -Under his stewardship, the courts in Zimbabwe are moving towards digitisation through the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (I.E.C.M.S). The first phase of the I.E.C.M.S. was launched on 1 May 2022, at the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and the Commercial Division of the High Court. -This July 2025, under his leadership, the Judicial Service Commission launched the I.E.C.M.S. in the magistrates courts. This phase marks the final stage of the digitisation of Zimbabwe's courts. -Mr Justice Malaba has participated in various training programmes both in the country and the region. He contributed significantly to collaboration in the continental judicial space through Zimbabwe's hosting of the 7th Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CJCA) and the African Electoral Justice Network (AEJN). -He is the current President of the CJCA, serving from 2024 to 2026. -Justice Malaba has also established the Judicial Training Institute of Zimbabwe (JTIZ) whose sole mandate is to develop human capital through training of judicial and non-judicial staff of the Judicial Service Commission.show more

I would like to bring to your attention the... continued human rights abuses being carried out by state forces in Balochistan. In March, I submitted a video statement for the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council, which is now available on UN Web TV: Despite international attention, including statements by UN Special Rapporteurs, the Pakistani state continues its campaign of oppression against the Baloch people. Our peaceful struggle for justice and human rights has been met with increased brutality. Today, more than 200 of our fellow activists, including prominent leaders such as Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Shahji Baloch, and Beebarg Baloch, are being held in illegal detention. We urge all international human rights organizations and the global community to continue raising their voices against these grave injustices. The lives of human rights defenders in Balochistan are at severe risk. Your solidarity and advocacy are vital in the struggle to uphold human dignity and justice for the Baloch people. Mary Lawlor UN Special Procedures Amnesty International UN Womenshow more

On this International Human Rights Day, BYC Central Member... Sammi Deen Baloch states that Balochistan continues to face one of the gravest human rights crises of our time. Decades of systematic violence, fear, and repression have left deep psychological and socio-political wounds on the people of Balochistan. The suffering of the people of Balochistan remains largely ignored by the international community and by those organisations that call themselves champions of human rights. According to the BYC Human Rights Department, enforced disappearances have reached alarming levels, with 1,080 cases reported this year alone, including 53 minors. Disturbingly, Pakistani authorities are now targeting women and girls; 12 girls were forcibly disappeared in 2025, of whom three remain missing, and 189 extrajudicial killings were reported, including six women. Pakistani military operations, drone attacks, mortar shelling, artillery fire, and other assaults have become daily practices of the rogue paramilitary forces, resulting in the displacement of entire villages and small towns across the province. She highlights that human rights activists are the beacon of hope for oppressed people. Yet in Balochistan, human rights defenders are threatened, charged in fabricated cases, and hundreds of students and teachers face false accusations and FIRs for peaceful activism. Freedom of speech and expression is treated as a crime. The region has been pushed into a media blackout, where journalists are silenced and harassed for reporting and revealing the truth about state-led oppression and violence. #InternationalHumanRightsDay #StopBalochGenocideshow more

Afghan women protesters have once again raised their voices... against the ongoing genocide of Hazaras through powerful wall murals, calling the international community and human rights organizations to take immediate action and end this horrific crime against humanity. We, the women of Afghanistan, refuse to remain silent in the face of such atrocities. We stand united, demanding justice, equality, and the protection of human rights in all aspects of life. Our message is unwavering: stop this oppression, and ensure that every individual is granted their rightful dignity and freedom. #StopHazaraGenocideshow more

🩸It is Day 986 since October 7, 2023. For... 2 years, 8 months, and 13 days, Israel has not allowed the Red Cross to visit Palestinians held in its prisons and detention centers, where the UN and multiple human rights organizations have documented systematic torture, sexual violence, rape, medical neglect, beatings, and other forms of abuse. 🎥 Clip: Al Jazeera’s Bodies of Evidence exposes Israel’s state-sanctioned system of abuse against Palestinian detainees.show more

Urgent Update on BYC Leaders Dr. Mahrang Baloch and... other leaders of the Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) were supposed to be presented in court yesterday. They were not produced. Instead, they were quietly presented today without informing their families or lawyers. An additional five day remand was granted. At the same time, internet services were suspended to block information. This is a blatant violation of Pakistan’s Constitution: Article 10-A – Right to a fair trial Article 10 – Safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention Shockingly, this hearing was held on September 6th (Defense Day), a national holiday in Pakistan, and when no lawyers were present in court. We are deeply concerned about the safety of BYC leaders who are being detained on false charges. We demand a clear, impartial, and fair trial. We urge the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take immediate notice of this matter, and we call on international human rights organizations to monitor and raise their voices against this unfair trial. Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Mary Lawlor Front Line Defenders M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir EUPakistan #ReleaseMahrangBaloch #ReleaseBYCLeadersshow more

City of Ottawa mayoral candidate Neil Saravanamuttoo is under... attack for speaking out against genocide in Gaza. He’s simply showing the moral courage we all need from our elected leaders. Gaza has become the litmus test for anyone who claims to care about human rights and justice — even at the city level.show more

At the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights... Council, Dr. Sabiha Baloch, the central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, raised her voice for the people of Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan by area, the epicenter of foreign projects, and the most brutalized region in terms of human rights violations. She exposed the relentless campaign of enforced disappearances where not a single day passes without a Baloch individual being forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani state. She condemned the systematic target killing and body dumping of Baloch individuals as deliberate state policy. She made clear: those who dare to speak, journalists, students, lawyers, and human rights defenders face harassment, arrest, and prosecution under counterterrorism laws. Several BYC leaders, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch, have been detained for nearly a year and silenced for demanding nothing but justice. At last, Dr. Sabiha called upon the United Nations to conduct an independent assessment of the human rights situation in Balochistan.show more