Read the full report: BASC’s latest report documents a marked escalation in enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and political repression in Balochistan during the first half of 2025. The findings link this rise in human rights violations to new legislation that expands federal control over the province’s mineral and rare-earth resources, alongside intensified crackdowns on human rights activism. […]
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) strongly and unequivocally condemns the horrific suicide attack carried out by ISIS on the Balochistan National Party (BNP) gathering at Shahwani Stadium in Quetta. The gathering was a significant political event, bringing together supporters and people from across Balochistan to commemorate the death anniversary of Sardar Attaullah Mengal,
Read the full report: London, 9 August 2025 — The Baloch Advocacy and Study Center (BASC) has released its second annual report on the extrajudicial executions of Baloch prisoners in Iran during 2024, uncovering systemic discrimination, flawed judicial processes, and entrenched socioeconomic marginalisation in Sistan and Baluchestan province.According to the report, 70% of those executed were breadwinning
Read the full report: London, 6 August 2025 – The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) has released its inaugural Annual Report on Enforced Disappearances and Extrajudicial Killings in Balochistan, exposing a systematic campaign of state violence targeting the Baloch people in 2024. The report documents 674 cases of enforced disappearance across Balochistan in 2024, with nearly
Hidden in the Shadows: Human Rights Violations Against the Baloch in Iran and Pakistan SOAS, University of London | 30 July 2025 As we conclude this important seminar, “Hidden in the Shadows: Human Rights Violations Against the Baloch in Iran and Pakistan,” we acknowledge the powerful testimonies, research findings, and expert insights shared during the event. What
First public event by BASC presented verified findings on extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances across Balochistan London, UK – On 30 July 2025, the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC), in collaboration with the SOAS Iranian Society, hosted an important seminar at the Djam Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London, highlighting the grave and ongoing
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has been staging a peaceful sit-in protest in Islamabad for over a week, undeterred by state intimidation and unsettled weather conditions. The demonstrators are demanding the immediate release of detained BYC leaders and an end to the ongoing, violent, state-led crackdown against its activists across Pakistan. This protest is a
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) is pleased to host an important seminar exploring the persistent human rights challenges facing the Baloch people in Iran and Pakistan. This event will feature contributions from leading legal experts, academics, and human rights defenders. Seminar Title: Hidden in the Shadows: Human Rights Violations Against the Baloch in
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) expresses grave concern over the arbitrary detention of the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and the serious risk of ill-treatment and torture in custody. We echo the urgent demands of BYC and other concerned individuals and organisations for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr Mahrang
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation regarding the unlawful use of lethal and excessive force by Iranian security and military forces against civilian women in Gonich village, located in the Karvandar district of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. The human rights
