Sabiha Baloch Explained

Sabiha Baloch (bal|صبیحه بلۏچ) is a human rights activist and a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC). She was a former chairperson of Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC).

In July 2024, Sabiha, along with Sammi Baloch and other members of the BYC, was arrested during the Baloch Raji Muchi protests in Gwadar, where security forces killed three protesters and injured dozens.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Activism

Sabiha has faced reprisals for her activism. Her brother and cousin were forcibly disappeared due to her work, later released after three months in detention. She took part in a protest in Turbat, Balochistan, against the extrajudicial killings of four victims of enforced disappearance in November 2023.^[7]

References

1. Web site: 2024-07-30 . Dr. Sabiha Baloch . 2024-08-10 . Front Line Defenders . en.
2. Web site: Hussain . Abid . Why protest by ethnic Baloch has put Pakistan’s key port of Gwadar on edge . 2024-08-09 . Al Jazeera . en.
3. Web site: Balochistan’s Students Protest Enforced Disappearances . 2024-08-09 . thediplomat.com . en-US.
4. Web site: A Baloch National Gathering Against Enforced Disappearances and Human Rights Abuses . 2024-08-09 . thewire.in.
5. Web site: 2024-07-30 . Amnesty International condemns Pakistan's crackdown on Baloch protests . 2024-08-09 . ThePrint . en-US.
6. Web site: 2024-07-30 . Pakistan: Repeated punitive crackdowns on Baloch protests must end . 2024-08-09 . Amnesty International . en.
7. Web site: 2024-07-30 . Dr. Sabiha Baloch . 2024-10-02 . Front Line Defenders . en.