Press Release
Interfaith international with the
collaboration of UNPO, Baloch Human Rights Council, World Sindhi
Congress, Sindhi Baloch Forum and Balochistan Rights Movement
held a peaceful protest rally against the Pakistani and Irani
state terrorism and brutalities in Balochistan on Friday 20
March 2009 from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm in front of the United
Nations office in Geneva Switzerland. The slogans on the
placards high lighted various aspects of human right violation
of the Baloch by the Pakistani and Iranian States.
A conference on Human Rights
situation in Balochistan was also held in the UN conference room
at 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, chaired by interfaith international
president Mr. Charles Graves.
Senator Sana Baloch presented a
detailed graphic accounts of injustices, atrocities, human
rights violations, political, social deprivations, abduction &
extra judicial killing of Baloch civilians including women &
children, Target killing of Baloch leaders and Baloch
intellectuals by Pakistani State. The presentation exposed both
Pakistani and Iranian state’s brutalities on the Baloch people
on both sides of the Goldsmid Line.
Mehran Baloch of Balochistan
Human Rights Movement stated that 61 years of slavery &
occupation of Pakistan has given Baloch no other option but to
demand and gets its Freedom. A free & sovereign Balochistan is
the demand of Baloch nation, United Nations and international
community should support the genuine Baloch demand for freedom
of Balochistan.
Noordin Mengal spoke of Pakistani
state terrorism and target killing of Baloch leadership and
abduction of Baloch civilian by state agencies. He warned that
the Baloch had suffered a lot in the hands of Pakistani &
Iranian states and time has come for the Baloch to get their
independent state Balochistan. He said he has trust and faith on
international community who will appreciate and support the
legitimate right of the Baloch nation for freedom.
Munir Mengal spoke of his ordeal
in Pakistani torture cell. He said he was abducted by the
Pakistani secret agencies. He said his only crime was that he
had publicly announced that he wanted to launch a Balochi TV. He
gave a graphic detailed of tortures that he has faced during his
solitary confinement including the ordeal of MS. Zarrina Marri.
The president of United Nations
Human Rights Commission for Pakistan desk spoke to the
conference and clearly confirmed that there are gross human
rights violations happening in Balochistan by Pakistani security
agencies. He read a lengthy account of Pakistani state terrorism
in Balochistan and assured the conference and Baloch people that
United Nations is serious and pressurizing Pakistan and would
use its office to stop these atrocities and human rights
violations happing in Balochistan
Dr. Lakhu Luhana of World Sindhi
Congress expressed his nation’s solidarity with Baloch people
and said it is Sind and Balochistan’s resources which are
generating money to Pakistan’s economy. He drew the
international community’s attention to the heinous crimes
committed by Pakistani state against humanity in both
Balochistan and in Sindh and warned that the same enemy has also
knocked the doors of international community. Pakistan & its
security agencies are not only a danger for Baloch & Sindhis but
also a threat for the peace & security of the region and as well
as for the international community. It is time that
international community should commit itself in supporting the
genuine & legitimate rights of Sindh and Balochistan for self
determination according UN charter.
The representative of UNPO, the
representatives of European Union South Asian Group, minister
from the Canadian government, Peace and Nationality
representative of Austria, United Nations High commissioner for
Refugees and many other members of The United Nations Human
Rights Council and NGOs from Europe expressed their opinion and
shared their sympathies with the Baloch nation and pledged their
support for their demand of self determination according UN
charters .
It is worth noting that for the
first time the delegates of different Baloch Organizations from
Europe, Scandinavia and other parts of the world attended the
Geneva protest and Baloch conference. Members of Baloch Human
Rights Council were among the participants. Others who
participated were Mr. Nasser Mohtashami, Rahim Baloch, Abdulla
Baloch, Iqbal Baloch, Mir Ghulam Hussain Baloch, Jamshed Amiri,
Saeed Baloch, Sadiech Baloch, Dur Mohd Baloch, Abdulla
Hossainbor and Samad Baloch were among the Baloch participants.
The Main organizers of the protest rally and the conference in
Geneva were the interfaith international, representative of UNPO
and Mr. Noordin Mengal.
A memorandum to the president of
United Nations Human Rights Council is handed over on behalf of
of the interfaith international, UNPO, Baloch Human Rights
Council, World Sindhi Congress, Sindhi Baloch forum. A copy of
the memorandum is attached with.
At the end of the conference an
appeal was launched on behalf of the participants of the
conference, and the Baloch representatives for the safe release
of UNHCR representative Mr. John Solicky.
Issued by:
Samad Baloch
Secretary General
Baloch Human Rights Council
London, Dated: 23-03-09
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