London : A prominent representative of the self-declared Republic of Balochistan has issued a strongly worded appeal to major international institutions on International Human Rights Day, calling for urgent global intervention over what he describes as decades of systematic abuses by Pakistan and Iran.
In a public message addressed to the United Nations, Amnesty International, the EU, NATO, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the African Union, Mir Yar Baloch accused both Islamabad and Tehran of committing war crimes and suppressing the Baloch population through military force and economic exploitation.
The statement, released on 10 December, coinciding with the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, questioned what it called the “selective outrage” of global powers, asserting that the Baloch people were being targeted “not because we are criminals or terrorists, but because we are resisting foreign occupation.”
According to the statement, the Baloch population has endured more than seven decades of abuses, including alleged enforced disappearances, bombardment of civilian areas, forced displacement, and “systematic genocide and ethnic cleansing.” The message also criticised what it described as “collective punishment and economic exploitation” of Balochistan’s natural resources.
Mir Yar Baloch accused Pakistan’s military—under the leadership of General Asim Munir—of conducting “large-scale military operations” while simultaneously attempting to sell Balochistan’s mineral and rare earth reserves to foreign states. The statement asserted that such actions amounted to “illegal occupation, exploitation, loot and plunder.”
Human Rights Day, the message warned, should not be limited to “ceremonies, seminars or symbolic resolutions,” but must instead focus on “the lived reality” of communities facing ongoing repression.
Calling for immediate international intervention, the statement urged global institutions to “end the occupation by Pakistan and Iran” and take action to halt human rights violations in the region.
The claims made in the statement have not been independently verified, and both Pakistan and Iran have consistently rejected accusations of systematic abuses in Balochistan, arguing that security operations there target militant groups rather than civilians.
A link to a related social media video was also included in the message.
