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EU must revoke Pakistan’s GSP+ status over grave human rights abuses – HRCB

The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) calls upon the European Union’s GSP+ Committee to revoke Pakistan’s beneficiary status under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). Since 2014, Pakistan…

HRCB September 23, 2025

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Corporations Enabling Mass Surveillance in Pakistan Are Complicit in Crimes Against Humanity: HRCB

The Human Rights Council of Balochistan is deeply alarmed by Amnesty International’s latest report, which exposes a transnational network of corporations enabling mass surveillance and censorship in Pakistan. These revelations…

HRCB September 10, 2025

Periodical Reports

Balochistan: 112 Forcibly Disappeared, 49 Killed in July 2025

In July 2025, 112 cases of enforced disappearance were reported. Of these, 89 individuals remain missing, 15 were released, and 8 were killed extrajudicially in custody. During the same period,…

HRCB August 27, 2025

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Balochistan: Biannual Review of Human Rights Situation (January–June 2025)

In the first six months of 2025, Balochistan has faced a shocking escalation of state violence. The Human Rights Council of Balochistan recorded 814 enforced disappearances between January and June,…

HRCB August 15, 2025

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Changaiz Sahir Must Be Released Immediately

The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) strongly condemns the enforced disappearance of Changaiz Sahir, director of Ilm-o-Adab, a prominent literary publication. Around noon on July 21, 2025, several armed…

HRCB July 22, 2025

Periodical Reports

Balochistan: 95 Forcibly Disappeared, 67 Killed in June 2025

In June 2025, a total of 95 cases of enforced disappearance were reported. Among them, 78 individuals remain missing, 8 were released, and 9 were killed extrajudicially. Additionally, 67 people…

HRCB July 20, 2025

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Balochistan: The State of Human Rights in 2024

Human rights violations in Balochistan have remained consistent and deeply entrenched for years, with patterns of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and violent crackdowns on peaceful protests continuing largely unchecked. In…

HRCB July 20, 2025

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Balochistan: Son’s Body Found After Abduction; Father Missing Since 2015

Zeeshan Zaheer, a 21-year-old student and resident of Khudabadan in Panjgur district, was abducted by armed men from Football Chowk on the evening of June 29, 2025. His body was…

HRCB June 30, 2025

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Balochistan: 138 Forcibly Disappeared, 72 Killed in May 2025

In May 2025, a total of 138 cases of enforced disappearance were recorded, of which 137 were male and 1 was female. Among the 138 documented cases, 97 individuals are…

HRCB June 22, 2025

Press Release

Anti-Terrorism Bill Provides Legal Cover for State Violence in Balochistan

The Human Rights Council of Balochistan strongly denounces the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Act, 2025, recently passed by the Balochistan Assembly. This legislation represents an alarming escalation in the erosion of…

HRCB June 18, 2025