A delegation of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), led by Chairman Dr Naseem Baloch, met in Geneva with Ms Grażyna Baranowska, Chair-Rapporteur of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID).
During the meeting, the BNM delegation presented Paank’s latest six-month human rights report and a dossier on enforced disappearances to the Working Group’s leadership.
BNM leaders briefed UN officials on the grave situation of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, stating that Pakistan’s policy of enforced disappearances has left many families devastated and homes deserted.
BNM is currently conducting an international diplomatic campaign in Geneva in support of Balochistan’s freedom movement. The three-day campaign will formally begin on 24 September with BNM’s 12th Balochistan International Conference at the Geneva Press Club. A photo exhibition, protests, a rally and meetings with international organisations will also form part of the campaign.
In parallel, during the UN General Assembly session in the United States, BNM will run a digital truck advertising campaign in New York and hold a protest outside UN Headquarters.
BNM spokesperson said the organisation’s sustained international advocacy has placed the Balochistan question firmly before global institutions as an urgent issue requiring resolution. Pakistan has long evaded accountability on enforced disappearances, but BNM’s persistent efforts have compelled it to answer before international bodies. In this meeting, the BNM delegation did not merely describe the situation in words; it submitted documented evidence that is difficult to dismiss. BNM urges UN mechanisms not to rely on Pakistan’s false and unfounded claims, but to take practical and effective steps towards accountability so that the human rights situation in Balochistan can improve.
