At least 33 documented cases of enforced disappearances were reported across various regions of Balochistan, according to the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Paank. This indicates a concerning increase in military actions and enforced disappearances in the region, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
In February 2024, the BNM Human Rights Department published a thorough report on the state of human rights in Balochistan.
The Balochistan Post stated that of the 33 cases of enforced disappearances, 28 people were eventually freed from torture cells.
According to reports after the conflict in Mach, Balochistan, between the Pakistan Army and the Baloch Sarmachars, five people who were forcibly disappeared while in custody, were labelled as attackers and subsequently killed.
The report also emphasized how critical it is to conduct thorough research into the severe harm done to Baloch society.
According to The Balochistan Post, it brought attention to the forced exile or collaboration of young Baloch people with the Pakistani army, which left them as living corpses or indifferent members of their community.
According to the report, Baloch protestors frequently end with police promises that the young people who disappeared would be falsely implicated in cases that would justify their arrest and detention.
The report, which deemed it a violation of human rights, demanded that human rights organizations pay more attention to the situation and provide legal support to people held in Balochistan prisons who had previously been forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani army.
It also included proof of the five people whom the Pakistani army had forcibly disappeared from Mach and demanded that other countries step in to break the cycle of violence.
According to The Balochistan Post, the report sharply condemned the military aggressions of Pakistan in Bolan, emphasized the need for a prompt international investigation into the army’s actions, and urged the international community to put pressure on the Pakistani government to grant access to media and international organizations.
The report also stated that it is damaging to human dignity to remain silent about these issues.