Dr. Sabiha Baloch

HRD, Member

Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)

Rights:

#Enforced Disappearances

#Human Rights

#Minority Rights

Location:

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Pakistan

Dr. Sabiha Baloch is a woman human rights defender and was the vice president of the Baloch Student Action Commitee (BSAC). She has faced reprisals linked to her work including attacks against her family. Her brother and cousin were forcibly disappeared as a result of her work and released after three months in detention. Dr. Sabiha is a member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) which is an organization focused on advocating for the human rights and interests of the Baloch people in Pakistan. The woman human rights defender was active in the sit in protest in Turbat, Balochistan against the extra judicial killing of four persons who had been victims of enforced disappearance in November 2023. Dr. Sabiha was reportedly detained by officers of the Pakistan army from Gwardar city on 29 July 2024. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.

Statement

Brutal violence and reprisals against human rights defenders and peaceful protesters attending the Baloch National Gathering in Gwadar

Rights

#Enforced Disappearances

Violations

#Reprisals #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Violence

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan