Published 10:31 IST, September 26th 2020

Baloch & Sindhis protest outside UN against Pakistan's Human Rights Violations

The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a joint protest outside the UN building at the Broken Chair in Geneva.

Reported by: Brigitte Fernandes
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Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and World Sindhi Congress (WSC) on Friday, held a joint protest outside UN building at Broken Chair in Geneva against Pakistan's human rights violations. protest was conducted during 45th session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against institutionalised state violence and or forms of socio-ecomic and political suppression of Baloch and Sindhi people by Pakistan military.

Human Rights defenders from various nationalities including Pashtuns and Kashmiris participated in protest and expressed solidarity with Baloch and Sindhis. se supporters also suffer at hands of military establishment of Pakistan.

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Protestors demand UN intervention

protestors called United Nations and International community to intervene in matter and to live up to ir mandate and commitments without any hindrance and political pressures and make Pakistan which is a signatory to various human rights instruments to end its gecidal policies in Balochistan and Sindh.

protestors raised slogans like "Stop Abducting Baloch People", "Pakistan Stop Baloch Gecide", "Stop Abducting Sindhi People". y also displayed different roller banners highlighting various violations of human rights in Balochistan and Sindh by Pakistan. " perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Balochistan must be tried in International court of justice" one of protest banners re.

A memorandum documenting some of major human rights issues requiring urgent attention was also submitted to Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by BHRC representatives, following protest.

protest was led by Secretary-General of BHRC, Sam Baloch, and those who dressed protest included Secretary-General of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) Dr. Lakhu Luhana, Kaihan Mashriqwala leer of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Italy and a human rights defender Anila Gulzar.

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(With inputs from ANI)

10:31 IST, September 26th 2020