Sammy Baloch

Human Rights Advocate | Community Organizer | Politics | Anglophile | Francophile

[Sammy Baloch @SammyPullain]

Geneva: During the 57th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, I informed the Council about the issue of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, “Kill and dump” policy of Pakistani state in #Balochistan and Urged the United Nations to intervene and save the lives of thousands of people who have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistan.

[Sammy Baloch @SammyPullain]

The Sentencing of Dr. Mahrang Baloch is a Devastating Blow to Women-Led Peace Movements https://t.co/Tvk2hTOOjP

[Sabiha Baloch @SabihaBaloch_]

The arbitrary detention of Syed Bibi Baloch, a member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, is another manifestation of the state’s continuing repression of peaceful political activism in Balochistan. Detaining political activists without lawful justification to prevent them from exercising their fundamental rights reflects a pattern of state action aimed at suppressing dissent and silencing demands for justice.

On Tuesday night, Counter Terrorism Department personnel entered her home in Turbat and took her into custody without presenting a judicial warrant or any legal grounds for her detention. Detaining individuals to prevent peaceful assembly is an arbitrary deprivation of liberty and a violation of the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.

[DrNaseemBaluch @DrNaseemBaluch]

Another brave Baloch woman, Sayad Bibi, has been forcibly abducted and disappeared by Pakistani forces, adding yet another name to the ever-growing list of victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan.

Silence in the face of these disappearances only emboldens the perpetrators. The international community, the United Nations, and human rights organizations must urgently take notice and press Pakistan to end the practice of enforced disappearances.

We stand with Sayad Bibi’s family and with every family still waiting for justice.

@UN @KenRoth @EUPakistan @EUCouncil

#ReleaseSayadBibi #EndEnforcedDisappearances #Balochistan #HumanRights

[Canadian Baloch Congress @CanadianBalochC]

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day 🍁
The Canadian Baloch Congress proudly celebrates the country we are honored to call home. Canada is our pride & our future. We are grateful to this great nation and remain committed to serving Canada & upholding its values.

God bless Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaDay

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

Pakistani human rights hero, Dr Mahrang Baloch, gets life in prison

She was sentenced as a terrorist after speaking out against Pakistan's abductions, torture & murder in occupied Balochistan

Set her free!

Suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth!

https://t.co/f3E9wMqTgw

[Sammy Baloch @SammyPullain]

@UNAMAnews @unafghanistan @UNHumanRights @UN_News_Centre @UNAMAnews why are you hiding the culprit? Pakistani airstrikes killed 36 civilians, including women and children, and wounded 160 others in Afghanistan. Accountability should not depend on deliberately hiding the perpetrator.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Pakistani air strikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say https://t.co/4fmvI9Cdyk

[Mohammad Ali Talpur @mmatalpur]

#PainOfRelativesOftheMissingIgnored in the fog of supposed role of peacemaker.
#FigleafOfPeace
The new role will cloud not only the sufferings of @SammiBaluch and @Mehlab_Deen but thousands of others whose dear ones were taken away and remain missing.

https://t.co/DOk4T1PDrw

[The Washington Times @WashTimes]

Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say https://t.co/wpwJeZfv3p

[Sabiha Baloch @SabihaBaloch_]

The families of detained BYC leaders are scheduled to hold a peaceful protest today at Barma Hotel, Sariab, Quetta, against the life sentences imposed on Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shah Jee. Ahead of the demonstration, the area has been placed under heavy police presence, with security forces surrounding the venue and creating serious concerns that peaceful participants may be prevented from exercising their lawful rights or subjected to arbitrary arrests.

The right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental freedom guaranteed under the law and protected by international human rights law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. State authorities have a legal obligation to facilitate peaceful demonstrations, ensure the safety of participants, and refrain from intimidation, excessive restrictions, or any action that unlawfully suppresses civic expression.

We urge the people of Sariab and all areas of Quetta to stand in solidarity with the affected families and participate in this peaceful protest. Defending the right to peaceful assembly is essential for the protection of human rights, justice, and the rule of law. Silence in the face of repression only deepens injustice.

@AndreaBV_SR_HRD @HRCP87 @MunizaeJahangir @a_siab @mjdawar

#ReleaseBYCLeaders

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

PAKISTAN: Today marks 17 years since the enforced disappearance of Deen Muhammad Baloch, who was taken from his place of work, Khuzdar Civil Hospital, on 28 June 2009. Despite repeated petitions to the courts, appeals to authorities, and tireless advocacy by his family, his whereabouts remain unknown.
#EndEnforcedDisappearances

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

At the time of his disappearance, his daughters Sammi Deen and Mehlab Baloch were seven and ten years respectively. Today, they have the same questions they had 17 years ago.

Deen Muhammad’s case is not isolated; families across Pakistan await answers as their loved ones remain forcibly disappeared for months, years, and decades.

Amnesty International joins Deen Muhammad’s family in demanding that the Pakistani authorities reveal his fate and whereabouts, along with the fate of all those forcibly disappeared. Further, a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation must be conducted to hold those responsible accountable.

#EndEnforcedDisappearances

[DNA @dna]

Baloch human rights activist Mahrang Baloch has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the second time, according to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).

The announcement comes just days after a Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced Mahrang and three other activists to life imprisonment in a case related to the killing of a Frontier Corps official. The verdict has drawn widespread international criticism, while her Nobel nomination has renewed global attention on the Baloch rights movement.

#DNAUpdates #MahrangBaloch #Balochistan #NobelPeacePrize #HumanRights #Pakistan

[Kiyya Baloch @KiyyaBaloch]

“Prominent Balochistan activist Mahrang Baloch is a key figure in the fight against Involuntary Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan. Now, the Nobel Peace nominee has been sentenced to life in prison,” text and video via German broadcaster, DW.

https://t.co/mnnsdY8Gic

[Andrea Bolaños Vargas @AndreaBV_SR_HRD]

🇵🇰#Pakistan
I express grave concern regarding life sentences imposed on WHRD Dr. Mahrang Baloch & Sibghatullah Shah, leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Quetta in a secret trial.
⚖️ Violations Identified:
• Denial of fair trial
• Abuse of antiterrorism laws
• Criminalization of peaceful assembly
• Due Process
• Double punishment for same act.

I urge Superior Judiciary to overturn manifestly unjust convictions.

@PakUN_Geneva

@UN_SPExperts

[Mahrang Baloch @MahrangBaloch_]

Before being sentenced to life imprisonment, Dr. Mahrang Baloch spoke from solitary confinement about resistance, human rights, and the future of Balochistan.

Read her recent interview:

https://t.co/MGAEDucLU9

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

This woman fought for her disappeared father - now she faces life in jail https://t.co/EL9irGH5yl

[Sammy Baloch @SammyPullain]

Mahrang Baloch’s arbitrary detention highlights ongoing campaign to silence Baloch community — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide https://t.co/aqlCRV8EDo

[Reuters @Reuters]

Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison https://t.co/LxcX9lzGnY https://t.co/LxcX9lzGnY

[Reuters Asia @ReutersAsia]

Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison https://t.co/RcnCFWNfwP