اسلام آباد: بلوچ یکجہتی کمیٹی (BYC) کی قیادت کو غیر قانونی طور پر حراست میں لیے جانے کے خلاف متاثرہ خاندانوں نے اسلام آباد پریس کلب کے سامنے احتجاجی کیمپ قائم کر لیا ہے۔ کیمپ میں ڈاکٹر ماہ رنگ بلوچ، گلزادی بلوچ، بیبو بلوچ، صبغت اللہ شاہ جی، بیبگر بلوچ سمیت جبری گمشدگیوں کے کئی متاثرین شریک ہیں، جو بی وائی سی قیادت کی رہائی کا مطالبہ کررہے ہیں۔
احتجاجی کیمپ میں شریک خواتین اور بچوں نے طویل سفر طے کر کے بلوچستان سے اس ریاست کی دارالحکومت کا رخ صرف اس امید پر کیا کہ ان کی آواز سنی جائے گی، مگر حسبِ روایت ریاستی رویہ وہی رہا: نہ صرف ان کے مطالبات کو نظرانداز کیا گیا بلکہ پرامن احتجاج کا بنیادی آئینی حق بھی سلب کر لیا گیا۔ کیمپ کے ٹینٹ اور اسپیکر کو بھی پولیس والے اپنے ساتھ لئے گئے۔ بزرگ مائیں اور معصوم بچے بارش اور خراب موسم میں کھلے آسمان تلے بیٹھے ہیں۔
بلوچ عوام پہلے ہی جبری گمشدگیوں، انسانی حقوق کی پامالیوں اور ریاستی جبر کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں، اور اب ان سے پُرامن احتجاج کا حق چھین کر ریاست نے ان مظلوم آوازوں کو مزید خاموش کرنے کی کوشش کی ہے۔ یہ رویہ نہ صرف آئین و قانون کے منافی ہے بلکہ ریاست پاکستان کی بلوچ عوام کے ساتھ رویے اور تعلق کی واضح عکاسی کرتا ہے۔
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
Today, around 7:00 PM, personnel from Pakistan’s Federal Constabulary (FC) raided our home in the village without any prior notice or legal justification. My father already been forcibly disappeared for over three months—his only “crime” being father and my crime is to speak against human rights violations.
During the raid, my family members were harassed and threatened. This is part of a calculated pattern of collective punishment, aimed at instilling fear and silence among those who dare to speak out.
Today, as we choose the path of peaceful resistance, we are targeted through enforced disappearances, defamation, and intimidation. One by one, our voices are being silenced, and the state seeks to erase us by labeling us “terrorists.”
Every child in Balochistan is raised with the hope that one day, they will see peace on their own land. To steal this struggle is to steal that hope, and that is something we will never allow.
I appeal to the international community and especially to:
@amnesty@hrw@UNHumanRights@fidh_en@EU_Justice@CIVICUSalliance@ICJ_org@Reprieve@FrontLineHRD
Raise your voices. Use your platforms. Help stop this violence.
We are not criminals. We are human rights defenders.
Speaking out for justice, truth, and humanity is not a crime.
We urge the international community to:
1.Demand the immediate release of my father and my colleagues.
2.Ensure that Pakistan complies with its international human rights obligations
#StopBalochGenocide
Today, around 7:00 PM, personnel from Pakistan’s Federal Constabulary (FC) raided our home in the village without any prior notice or legal justification. My father already been forcibly disappeared for over three months—his only “crime” being father and my crime is to speak against human rights violations.
During the raid, my family members were harassed and threatened. This is part of a calculated pattern of collective punishment, aimed at instilling fear and silence among those who dare to speak out.
Today, as we choose the path of peaceful resistance, we are targeted through enforced disappearances, defamation, and intimidation. One by one, our voices are being silenced, and the state seeks to erase us by labeling us “terrorists.”
Every child in Balochistan is raised with the hope that one day, they will see peace on their own land. To steal this struggle is to steal that hope, and that is something we will never allow.
I appeal to the international community and especially to:
@amnesty@hrw@UNHumanRights@fidh_en@EU_Justice@CIVICUSalliance@ICJ_org@Reprieve@FrontLineHRD
Raise your voices. Use your platforms. Help stop this violence.
We are not criminals. We are human rights defenders.
Speaking out for justice, truth, and humanity is not a crime.
We urge the international community to:
1.Demand the immediate release of my father and my colleagues.
2.Ensure that Pakistan complies with its international human rights obligations
#StopBalochGenocide
We extend our heartfelt thanks to @BenMLinden of @amnestyusa for his powerful and timely testimony in support of @BalochYakjehtiC, Dr. @MahrangBaloch_, and other Baloch activists who have been illegally detained by the state of Pakistan. His advocacy before @TLHumanRights highlights the urgent need for international attention to the ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
We demand immediate access for families to meet the detained BYC leaders. We urge everyone to raise their voice against this inhuman and illegal treatment.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐀 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐡 𝐘𝐚𝐤𝐣𝐞𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 (𝐁𝐘𝐂)
⦿ On July 8, the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Shah Jee, Beebagr Baloch, Ghafar Baloch, Gulzadi, and Beebo Baloch, was suddenly informed that their preventive detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (3MPO) had been revoked. They were told that police would now arrest them to present before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). This came hours before a scheduled judicial board meeting (between 12–1 PM) meant to formally review their 3MPO status. Instead, the BYC leaders were taken to court between 10–11 AM. There, the ATC judge inquired about the 3MPO, and CTD/intelligence officials falsely claimed it had been removed — leading the court to grant a 10-day police remand under fabricated and baseless FIRs.
⦿ When BYC families and supporters approached the High Court, it was revealed that the 3MPO board had not yet met. In fact, the formal release orders were issued only after the board convened between 12–1 PM — proving that the court appearance and transfer to police custody was premature and unlawful. The state deliberately manipulated procedure to avoid lawful release and impose false terrorism charges. This isn’t an isolated incident but part of a systematic campaign to criminalize peaceful political organizing and punish the BYC for daring to demand justice, rights, and accountability.
⦿ For the past three months, BYC leaders have been held under arbitrary 3MPO detentions. Even after their 3-month period ended, they were kept for 15 more unlawful days. Now, they’re facing false terror charges, without evidence. This repeated misuse of anti-terrorism legislation and detention laws represents a clear weaponization of the legal system. The State of Pakistan is using a coordinated legal and administrative assault on a movement that has mobilized tens of thousands peacefully across Balochistan.
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#StopBalochGenocide
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
“The 3-MPO order expired without a review board but our companions were not released. Instead, police brought up old FIRs—cases in which we had already filed for bail and used them as grounds for new arrests without evidence. This wasn’t unexpected; we saw it coming and tried to follow every legal route available. Even today, when we went to get our legal papers signed to process bail, police refused, giving the same excuse as always: no senior officer present. Every possible administrative trick is being used to keep our people locked up, stall the bail process, and avoid any accountability.” Says Dr Sabiha Baoch in her video message.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
“The 3-MPO order expired without a review board but our companions were not released. Instead, police brought up old FIRs—cases in which we had already filed for bail and used them as grounds for new arrests without evidence. This wasn’t unexpected; we saw it coming and tried to follow every legal route available. Even today, when we went to get our legal papers signed to process bail, police refused, giving the same excuse as always: no senior officer present. Every possible administrative trick is being used to keep our people locked up, stall the bail process, and avoid any accountability.” Says Dr Sabiha Baoch in her video message.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
It is a moral obligation for every principled voice to condemn the unlawful targeting of BYC leaders. Their struggle is not limited to Baloch rights, it’s a stand for human dignity, justice, and the global fight against repression. #ReleaseBYCLeaders@AgnesCallamard@mmatalpur