Urgent appeal
An urgent appeal is made to the Amnesty International ,
human rights watch and all other human rights organizations,
world media and civilized world to express their concern
over the arrest of Baloch nationalist leader Harbiyar Marri
by London police on December 4, 2007 under unknown charges.
This is believed that action has been taken to please the
Pakistan military dictator Pervez Mushraf, and Pakistan army,
which is carrying out military operation against the Baloch
nationalist in Baluchistan for last two years. As a result
of this operation Pakistan Army had killed Nawab Akbar Bugti,
former Chief Minister, governor of Baluchistan, and leader
of Pakistan Jahmoori Party last year. Dozens other Baloch
nationalists have been killed in the army operation and thousands
are disappeared. Pakistan army has recently killed Nawb Balach
Marri, Brother of Harbiyar Marri, and now Pakistan government
is using British government to persecute the Baloch activists
who demand their legitimate political and economic rights
that successive Pakistani regimes have denied them. Policies
of Pakistan government are turning Baluchis into minorities
since non-balochis are widely control resources, majority
of jobs including key jobs and political power.
Baluchistan, being a richest in resources, largest in territory
but smallest numerically, is the poorest province in of Pakistan
. As a result of this policy Baloch people are largely feel
politically alienated, and economically marginalized, and
demand to end this policy of marginalizing the Balochis.
Harbiyar Marri and other Baloch nationalists are the leading
voices of Baloch people but Pakistan ISI appears to be determined
to silence these voices through gun and other means.
The arrest Harbiyar Marri by the British authorities and
possible extradition to Pakistan can put his life at seriously
risk, and British government collaboration with such government
which has widely been involved in abusing the human rights
and persecuting political opponents is tantamount to undermine
the very charter of human rights. As track record of Pakistan
government show that how brutally they killed many Baloch
leaders recently. British government under the universal
charter of human rights is obliged to ensure that right to
life, which is the central to all other rights, will not
be violated and person will receive free trial and justice
in that country before taking any decision.
Mr.Harbiyar Marri is political and human rights activist
who is not involved in any kind of violence but only demanding
his right to live with dignity and freedom in his homeland.
Any act of British government to collaborate with Pakistan
government will be serious violation of UN human rights charter
since Pakistan 's poor human rights record and political
persecution of especially Baloch leaders have been reported
by all credible human rights organizations and world media.
As it is obvious that Mr.Harbiyar Marri was facing possible
persecution in Pakistan and he left the country because government
of Pakistan is involved in killing his family and other Baloch
leaders. British government action to arrest the Harbiyar
Marri in spite of knowing about Pakistan government's poor
record on human rights and where justice is impossible, since
judges and chief Justice are not only fired when they had
tried to make decision on merit but also under illegal detention.
We demand release of the Harbiyar Marri immediately and
stop curbing and curtailing the fundamental rights of vulnerable
Mr.Marri.
Please contact the British government to register your protest,
express your concerns about the possible threat to the life
of Harbiyar Marri and demand his immediate release.
Mumtaz Khan
Executive Director
International center for Peace and Democracy
Vice Chairman
International Kahsmir Alliance-IKA
55 Nugget Ave suite 230
Toronto M1P 3L1
Canada
Ph:1416 2978375
Fax: 1416 2971356
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