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The human rights situation in Balochistan is deteriorating rapidly: The below links indicate that many more arrests have been, and are to be made; renewed effort to extradite Khairbayar Marri from England
Gang involved in Balochistan target killings identified: IGP, The News, Sep 15, 2007
Balochistan IGP claims 15pc decrease in crime, DailyTimes, Sep 15, 2007
Abduction of 32 men from New Kahan: Court issued notice to Law enforcement agencies, BalochWarna, Sep 13, 2007
Additional information on extradition request
reposting: Never Mind The Baluch by Ben Hayes, Transnational Institute, June 2007
Sherdil Khan
Update on disappearances: In early June 2007 Waheed Kambarani and Sherdil Khan were kidnapped from a restaurant in Khuzdar, Balochistan, by Pakistani agencies. For a month their whereabouts were unknown to their families. Now they have surfaced in Khuzdar detention center. Details
West Balochistan: Iranian Regime continues the execution Baloch and other minority groups, BalochWarna, Sep 7, 2007
BHC orders medical aid for Munir Mengal , by Amanullah Kasi, Dawn, Sep 7, 2007; The advocate general . . . said Mr Mengal was running the Baloch Voice website. The home department letter accused him of having close links with the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army.
West Balochistan: Iranian Regime continues the execution Baloch and other minority groups, BalochWarna, Sep 7, 2007
Pakistan missing 'should be free', BBC News, Sep 4, 2007; Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry: "It has been established that these people are in the custody of (spy) agencies . . . "
Day of the Disappeared Commemorated, by Gary Feuerberg, Epoch Times, Sep 3, 2007 (page may load slowly, be patient)

" . . . On August 30, the International Day of the Disappeared was observed at the House of Representatives' Cannon House Office Building. The event had two sponsors: The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area and the World Sindhi Institute (WSI). The latter organization focuses on human rights of the Sindhis in southeastern Pakistan, and many examples were given of Pakistani journalists and others who had vanished due to the government's intervention or tacit support. The former organization is a local group that discusses and supports the United Nations and its specialized agencies. . ."
Remembering Disappeared Baloch on International Day of the Disappeared, by Imran Baluch (UK), Aug 30, 2007

On 30 August, the International community remembered the missing and disappeared people throughout the world. The day has been officially declared as the Day of the Disappeared. On that day, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) calls on all governments to provide answers to families on the fate and whereabouts of missing persons. International Human Rights Organisations have declared enforced disappearance as a grave human rights violation and a crime against humanity. On this day, 30th August 2007, the fate of tens of thousands of innocent Baloch youth and elders remains unknown. . . (click for word doc)

New: Demonstration against ‘forced disappearances', Dawn.com, Aug 31, 2007

more pics
Number of missing people continues to rise: HRCP, by The News correspondent, The News, Aug 30, 2007
Baloch Women & children block Quetta's Jinnah Road to protest for missing people, BalochWarna.org, Aug 25 2007
Baloch TV station director released by military intelligence, detained by government, by AsiaMedia, Aug 16, 2007
Asma Jahangir
Bugtis' plight concerns HRCP, Several Baloch men missing for three years, by BalochWarna.org, Aug 17, 2007

"The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) appealed to parliamentarians on Friday to urgently take up the issue of the victimisation and “merciless oppression” of the inhabitants of the Dera Bugti area..."
Asma Jahangir, HRCP, photo by Tom Tavee
Intimidating Baloch nationalists', by Sanaullah Baloch, The Nation, Aug 9, 2007:
"...Akhtar Mengal, former chief minister...is detained since last eight months...Mengal is not arrested in corruption charges, neither charged with misuse of power. He is not an industrialist, loan defaulter and not involved in any land scam like many other pro-establishment politicians of the country...
khtar Mengal is detained and kept in isolated cell with scorching temperature in one of the Karachi's prison since December 2006..." more

Protest against arrest of political workers: Govt urged to stop military operation, Dawn.com, Aug 9, 2007
Reporters Without Borders demands Baloch TV station director's freedom, BalochWarna.org, Aug. 8, 2007; Munir Mengal resurfaces on RCD Highway, after 1 year & 4 months, BalochWarna.org, by Malik Siraj Akbar, Aug 6, 2007; original arrest: Baloch activist arrested, Apr. 05, 2006; Amnesty Intl. report: Arbitrary arrest/possible "disappearance"/fear of torture: Munir Mengal (m), Apr. 13, 2006

Baloch Community (UK) Press Release, July 6, 2007:

The central executive committee of Baloch Community (UK) in its meeting expressed concern over the role of Iranian and Pakistani authorities in dealing with the disaster in both parts of Balochistan. more
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Dear Members of the public,
We are appealing on behalf of the Baloch people who are in urgent need of your support. The region of Balochistan in South East Asia has been hit by cyclone Yemyin, which has affected over one million Baloch people. As a result of this unprecedented natural disaster over 250,000 Baloch have been left homeless and all transport network links have been destroyed leaving the Baloch people without basic necessities such as shelter, clean water, basic food and clothes. Please help the people of Balochistan as much as you can, any level of support is greatly appreciated and will go a long way in helping the Baloch people at this grave time. If you have any queries please do not hesitate in contacting us at:
bcuk@hotmail.co.uk


Please send any contributions to the following account:
Branch code = 0213 (Edmonton),
Account number: 703 863 442

Branch address is 190 Fore street,
Edmonton, London, N18 2JA


Fore more details contact: General Secretary of BCUK, Mr. Hussain Baloch, On: 07920729683
Thank you for your support
Many Regards,
BCUK (Baloch Community UK)

For more coverage and recent news visit:
www.balochwarna.org

www.bso-na.org


publ., balochwarna.org, Jul 2, 2007

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for more human rights-related...
 
Sherdil Khan, the grandson of late Prince Abdul Karim Khan Baloch, has been kidnapped by Pakistani secret agencies from Khuzdar in early June 2007 (exact date is not confirmed), anon. correspondence, Jun 18, 2007
PAKISTAN: Maternal mortality in Balochistan nearly double national average, Reuters Alternet, source IRIN, Jun 18, 2007
Balochistan home to lowest-literacy rate population in Pakistan, by Staff Report, DailyTimes.com.pk, Jun 12, 2007
Missing Baloch's family looks for justice: Luqman alias Usman, Dailytimes.com.pk, Jun 15, 2007
Mother of GM Baloch appeals to the Supreme Court of Pakistan and human rights organisations , District Kech, Balochistan, BalochWarna.org, Jun 13, 2007
A letter to HRW action center: Re: Serious and Deadly Human Rights Abuses in Iranian occupied Balochistan, balochwarna.org, Jun 4, 2007
KARACHI: ‘Missing' man's family demands justice, by Staff Reporter, Dawn.com, Jun 5, 2007
Globalization and Democracy by Michael Parenti, commondreams.org (related to human rights globally)
17-year old boy hanged in Zahedan by the Iranian government, by Nasser Boladai, Spokesperson for Balochistan Peoples Party
An open letter to Amnesty International Secretariat; Subject: Killing of 12-year-old Iranian girl in Zahidan, by BalochWarna.org , May 27, 2007
Western Balochistan: Iranian Authorities hang five people, by iranfocus.com, May 29, 2007
Mass arrests in Iranian Balochistan, by Reza Hossein Borr, Balochistan Peoples Front
Online petition: Stop the Military Operation in Balochistan, sponsored by Baloch Society of North America (BSO-NA)
Sardar Akhtar Mengal,
Akhtar Mengal shifted to Karachi
, The News, May 13, 2007; Unlawful Detention of President of Balochistan National Party; Taking on the State, Frontline, by Malik Siraj Akbar
MPA Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, charged with treason in Pakistan anti-terrorist court. PPP leader gets bail, more
Missing persons case: SC hints at calling agencies' heads, By Mohammad Kamran, DailyTimes.com/pk, Apr. 21, 2007
Baloch community in Norway protest against military operation in Balochistan, for photos, BalochWarna.org, Apr. 16, 2007
VIEW: Citizens without a trace, by Rasul Bakhsh Rais, Daily Times, Apr. 3, 2007
Pak demands extradition of 8 Baloch leaders from UK in exchange of Rashid Rauf, report (comments by Imran Baluch), balochwarna.org, Mar. 29, 2007; http://balochvoice.org/; Briton drawn into delicate diplomacy of swaps as Pakistan insists on reciprocal deal for terror suspect, (more details of swap). The Guardian, Mar. 28, 2007
Aakash Malah Released on Bail Today, press release, the World Sindhi Institute, March 31, 2007
Balochs urged to struggle for rights, report, Dawn, Mar. 27, 2007
Demand for release of Baloch youths, by Staff Reporter, Dawn.com, Mar. 9, 2007
Amnesty International: US turns blind eye to Pakistan's rights record, by Arun Kumar, BalochWarna.org, Mar. 7, 2007
US State Department Report on Pakistan, released by Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, BalochVoice.org, Mar. 6, 2007
Years of Reporting Dangerously, by By Adnan Rehmat, Internews Pakistan report; Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest/possible "disappearance"/fear of torture: Munir Mengal (m) Amnesty International; CAPSULE REPORT: IFJ concerned over deterioration of press freedoms and journalists' safety, IFEX; List of Abducted Baloch People, 2006
People's Resistance Movement of Iran rejects allegations of Alqaeda ties, Statement of People’s Resistance Movement of Iran, intellibriefs.blogspot.com, Feb. 20, 2007
'Disappearances' spoiling national image by Staff Reporter, Dawn.com, Feb. 12, 2007
Pakistan's missing persons, by Irfan Husain, OpenDemocracy.net, Jan. 24, 2007
Baloch authors want nationalist poet released, Daily Times, Jan. 2007
Pakistan tops SA list in killed journalists, Staff Report, DailyTimes, Jan. 12, 2007
Mengal being mistreated in confinement: HRCP, Staff Report, DailyTimes, Jan. 12, 2007
Acting chief of BNP-M arrested, by Dawn Correspondent, Dawn, Jan. 5, 2007
Jirga called to discuss Mengal's arrest, by Dawn Correspondent, Dawn, Jan. 1, 2007
Pakistani Refugees Suffering in Camps, by Abdul Sattar, Associated Press, Dec. 29, 2006
Dossier 2006: Human Rights Violations in Balochistan by Iran
IRIN Report: PAKISTAN: Hundreds missing in conflict-torn Balochistan, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, May 12, 2007
Irinnews.org (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
http://www.disappearances.wordpress.com
Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_North America)
Balochistan National Party
http://www.radiobalochi.org
http://www.balochwarna.org/
Additional human rights-related:
Press Release, 13 Apr. 07:
(by Balochistan Action Committee, balochactions@yahoo.co.uk)
download letter to Tony Blair or read letter online. Read full press release

In the USA, alert your senators here and cc: Senator Ted Kennedy.
News sites (for news and human rights-related):
Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_North America)
Balochistan National Party
http://www.radiobalochi.org
http://www.balochwarna.org/