Baloch Protest: A Cry for Justice Over Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan’s Capital
Islamabad, Pakistan – A bitter January evening in Pakistan’s capital sees the mercury drop below 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the cold, nearly 400 members of the ethnic Baloch community have been camping outside the National Press Club in Islamabad for weeks to protest against the widespread extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in Balochistan province. The protest, which includes women and children, aims to bring attention to these human rights abuses. Among the …