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A copy of the resolution on
Balochistan is attached with the
mail.
RESOLUTION 2009:
BALOCHISTAN
The Baloch are faced with
problems such as denial of their
right of self-determination,
militarization and State
sponsored violence, governmental
transmigration policies,
cultural and economic
oppression, exploitation of
resources and denial of freedom
of expression. We affirm and
assert the following:
The right of self-determination of all peoples, including the Baloch, is
an inherent and universal human
right.
Express deep concern at the condition of the Baloch people who have been
forced to become international
refugees and internally
displaced persons.
Express concern over the exploitation of Balochistan’s natural resources
and construction of Gwadar port
against the interests and will
of the Baloch population by the
Pakistani state and thus, demand
that the native population be
given rights to control and
utilize their resources.
Express concern about the unabated military operation against the Baloch
population by the Pakistani
forces and the arbitrary
detention and enforced
disappearances of thousands of
Baloch, including women and
children.
Express concern about state sponsored planned settlement of groups into
various parts of Balochistan. We
strongly urge governments of
Iran and Pakistan to refrain
from state-sponsored activities
undermining the rights and
freedoms of the Baloch people.
We call upon the UN Human Rights
Council and the International
Community to intervene and
credibly ensure the following:
• Constitute a high-level
judicial commission to probe the
cases of disappearances
throughout Balochistan and
ensure the immediate release of
all disappeared persons being
held without trial for many
years, including defenseless
women such as Zarina Marri, who
was reported to be arrested by
state agencies and forced into
sex slavery in custody.
• Stop the military operation,
in which heavy artillery and
sophisticated weaponry including
chemical bombs are reported to
have been used against civilian
populations.
• Cases of target killings and
political assassinations be
thoroughly investigated and
culprits involved in the brutal
assassination of leading
political figures, such as
former Governor and Chief
Minister Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti
, former MPA Nawabzada Balach
Marri, Ghulam Mohammad Baloch,
Lala Munir Ahmed Baloch and Sher
Mohammad Baloch and hundreds
more, be held accountable.
• Ensure that the military
closes at-least 52 illegal
torture cells that it is
operating and immediately allows
access to the media and human
rights organizations to all
detention centres and highly
affected regions of Dera Bugti
and Kohlu.
• Express grave concern over the
militarization of Balochistan
and call upon the Pakistani
government to suspend the
construction of military
garrisons and ensure
denuclearization of the region.
• United Nations to take
necessary steps to ensure
implementation of the Baloch
right of self-determination as
it is fundamental for the
survival of the Balochs,
including their culture,
languages, religions, economy,
political and legal
institutions, traditional
knowledge system, way of life,
land and resources. The Baloch
peoples' right of
self-determination cannot be
compromised, and that they have
the right to establish their own
independent state and determine
its relations to other political
communities, states and
organizations.
Source : BHRC (UK)
BW note:
We
as a Baloch youth Organisation
believe that the solution to
Balochistan issue is National
Liberation. We think Baloch
struggle has gone far beyond
then what is called "provincial
autonomy" or some people may
call it "self-determination"
What is most widely implied in
the term self-determination is
the right to participate in the
democratic process of governance
and to influence one’s future –
politically, socially and
culturally.. We have
reservation against the term
[self-determination].
Our view is that of the Baloch
masses "The right to Freedom -
Balochistan's pre 1948 position
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