The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized a protest in front of the British Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street, London. The demonstration marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and the 16th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of BNM leader Dr. Deen Mohammad Baloch.
BNM members from across the UK, members of the Baloch community, and human rights activists participated in the protest. Holding banners and placards, the participants condemned the ongoing state repression and enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
Speakers stated that enforced disappearances in Balochistan have escalated into a severe humanitarian crisis. For years, Pakistani state institutions have been forcibly disappearing Baloch individuals and inflicting profound suffering on their families. Yet, the Baloch nation remains resolute in its struggle for freedom and sovereignty over its homeland.
Addressing Dr. Deen Mohammad Baloch’s case, leaders recalled that his daughter, Sammi Deen Baloch, undertook one of the world’s longest protest marches. Thousands of mothers and daughters continue to raise their voices in Balochistan. Senior politician Wahid Kambar Baloch remains in secret detention, held in a torture cell after his abduction. Meanwhile, human rights defenders like Dr. Mahrang Baloch, along with several journalists, political leaders, and lawyers, are imprisoned in Pakistani dungeons.
The speakers urged the international community and human rights organizations to break their silence on the atrocities in Balochistan and to take concrete steps to end Pakistan’s state terrorism and the ongoing enforced disappearances.
BNM leaders emphasized that despite state oppression, enforced disappearances, and killings, the Baloch nation remains steadfast in its struggle for freedom and human rights.
