Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s Story
Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s father, Abdul Ghaffar Lango, was a prominent Baloch political leader who was abducted by Pakistani forces on December 11, 2009, from Karachi. After enduring two years of brutal enforced disappearance and inhumane torture, his mutilated body was dumped on July 1, 2011.
In 2017, her brother, Nasir Baloch, was also abducted. Due to intense protests led by Mahrang Baloch and her family, he was released after three months of enforced disappearance. Undeterred by the trauma and oppression her family endured, Mahrang continued her activism and emerged as a prominent young leader in student politics.

In late 2023, following the abduction and extrajudicial killing of Balach Mola Bakhsh by Pakistani forces, Balach’s family staged a sit-in protest in Turbat. Dr. Mahrang Baloch spearheaded this protest, leading it from Turbat to Quetta and then to Islamabad, where hundreds of families of victims of enforced disappearances joined her. Upon their arrival in Islamabad, Pakistani police and intelligence agencies unleashed brutal violence on peaceful women and children, subjecting them to severe physical and psychological torture during illegal detention. Their release only came after international pressure and the intervention of the United Nations. This moment solidified Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s position as a formidable regional leader and the most prominent voice advocating for the release of forcibly disappeared Baloch individuals. Her relentless efforts have been recognized globally by Time Magazine 100 and BBC Next 100, and she has recently been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize - a development that has heightened Pakistan’s fear of exposure for its ongoing war crimes.

Sammi Deen Baloch’s Story
Sammi Deen Baloch’s journey mirrors that of Mahrang. Her father, Dr. Deen Mohammad Baloch, was abducted by Pakistani forces on June 28, 2009, from a government hospital in the Ornach area of Balochistan. He remains missing to this day, with no information about his fate. Since her teenage years, Sami Deen has been a tireless voice for her father and all other victims of enforced disappearances. Like Mahrang, she has become a powerful advocate and was part of the historic long march that highlighted Pakistan’s atrocities. Her efforts have been acknowledged by international organizations such as Front Line Defenders.

Recent Atrocities and Ongoing Repression
In a recent and horrifying development, Pakistani forces brought 34 unidentified bodies to a hospital in Quetta. The families of the disappeared feared their loved ones might be among the dead and requested to identify the bodies. However, the Pakistani government callously denied their request and buried the bodies in unmarked graves. This shocking event triggered widespread outrage on social media and led the leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sami Deen, to demand exhumation and identification of the bodies. When the government refused, peaceful protests erupted across Balochistan.

To crush the dissent, Pakistani forces opened fire on the protesters, killing three more people, including a young child named Nimat Baloch. Despite the violence, Dr. Mahrang Baloch continued her protest. However, in a desperate bid to silence her, Pakistani police raided the demonstrations, arresting dozens of Baloch leaders and activists, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch. Sammi Deen Baloch was also arrested in Karachi while protesting alongside elderly Baloch leader Wahab Baloch to expose Pakistan’s war crimes.

Inhumane Treatment and Unjust Detention
Currently, Dr. Mahrang Baloch is being held in Quetta Jail, while Sammi Deen Baloch is imprisoned in Karachi Jail. According to their families, they are being subjected to extreme mental and physical torture under 24/7 surveillance, with cameras installed in their cells to monitor and psychologically torment them. Their families are deeply concerned for their safety

Beebow Baloch, another key leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, is also imprisoned and facing relentless harassment, psychological pressure, and physical torture by Pakistani authorities.

A Call for Immediate Action: Demand for Justice and Freedom
The situation in Balochistan is deteriorating rapidly. Thousands of Baloch people remain victims of enforced disappearances and state-sponsored violence by Pakistani forces. The systematic genocide of the Baloch nation is intensifying, and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee has become the last beacon of hope for the families of the disappeared.

We issue a global call to action to all international human rights organizations, including the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other relevant institutions, to take immediate and decisive action to secure the release of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Sammi Deen Baloch, Beebow Baloch, Bebarg Baloch, Wahab Baloch, and all other victims of enforced disappearances and illegal detentions.

Pakistan’s continued use of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and brutal suppression of dissent constitutes grave violations of international human rights laws and demands urgent intervention. We urge international organizations and democratic nations to pressurize Pakistan to end its war crimes in Balochistan and ensure the immediate release of all abducted individuals.

Silence is complicity - the world must not turn a blind eye to the ongoing genocide and human rights violations in Balochistan. The time to act is now.

1 United Nations.
2 Human Rights Watch.
3 Amnesty International.
4 International Committee of the Red Cross.
5 Front Line Defenders.
6 The International Federation of the Red Cross and Crescent Societies.
7 Penal Reform International.
8 World Organization Against Torture.
9 International Federation for Human Rights.
10 Reprieve.
11 Prison Fellowship International.
12 International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.
13 International Federation For Human Rights.
14 World Alliance For Citizens Participation.
15 Global Witness.
16 Freedom House.
17 Minority Rights Group International.
18 Wotld Organization Against Torture.
19 Freedom from Torture.
20 Human Rights Foundations.
21 Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.
22 Working Group of Enforced Disappearances.
23 Witness.
24 Human Rights Watchdog Global.
25 The Global Network for Human Rights Defenders.