Pakistan: Balochistan Home Department continues detention of BYC leader Mahrang Baloch, 6 others

May 06, 2025

The Balochistan Home Department on Monday withdrew detention orders for 150 political workers and activists.

Rights activists chide China's infamous detention methods

Dec 29, 2021

Washington [US], December 29 : Human rights activists have chided China's infamous Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL), highlighting that Chinese authorities torture...

Pakistan activists slam illegal detention of Pashtun leader

Dec 02, 2020

Chaman [Pakistan], December 3 : Days after the unlawful arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader and human rights activist Owais Abdal, fellow activists...

Rights Body raises alarm over detention of political activists in PoGB

Dec 12, 2024

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the detention of political activists in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.

Student activists in PoK released after torture, arbitrary detention

Jun 23, 2023

A majority of them including Ali Shamraiz, Raja Noman Asif, Raja Etsham, Irfan Ahmed and Faisal Aurangzaib were members of the student wing of...

Human Rights Council of Balochistan condemns abductions of journalists, social activists

Aug 30, 2024

The Human Rights Council of Balochistan has strongly condemned the persistent harassment, detention, and enforced disappearances of journalists and social activists by Pakistani forces.