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56:, a human rights activist and chairperson of Defence of Human Rights Pakistan, there are more than 5,000 reported cases of forced disappearance in Pakistan. Human rights activists allege that the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan are responsible for the cases of forced disappearance in Pakistan. However, the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan deny this and insist that many of the missing persons have either joined militant organisations such as the
173:, a human rights activist and chairperson of Defence of Human Rights Pakistan, there are more than 5,000 reported cases of forced disappearance in Pakistan.Defence of Human Rights Pakistan is a not for profit organization working against forced disappearance in Pakistan. The families of missing persons have also staged protest across Pakistan demanding to know the whereabouts their missing family members.
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individuals vulnerable to forced disappearances without any accountability for the perpetrators. Since the outset of its occupation, the
Pakistani state has resorted to enforced disappearances as a means to suppress the oppressed population of Balochistan, marking a prolonged history of such occurrences. This systematic practice has been employed to silence the voices within the region.
359:, after hearing a petition on a disappearance case from 2015, ruled that the prime minister of Pakistan and his cabinet were responsible for the state’s failure to protect its citizens “because the buck stops at the top.” The court also termed enforced disappearances as “the most heinous crime and intolerable.”
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The practice of enforced disappearance is a global problem that afflicts people in various countries and with different ethnicity, religions and political backgrounds. Although the enforced disappearance is a crime under international law, the U.N. has recorded thousands of disappearances in over 100
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official made a momentous statement, announcing that 2,200 missing people had been found in the province. During his regular media conference, the minister announced that 2,200 of the 2,700 people who had been reported missing in
Balochistan had been reunited with their families. He did not go into
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Pakistan has grappled with a persistent issue of enforced disappearances, which has marred its human rights reputation for a considerable period of time. Despite assurances from successive administrations to outlaw this practice, progress in enacting relevant legislation has been sluggish, leaving
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Since 2011, the government of
Pakistan established a Commission to investigate cases of enforced disappearance in Pakistan. The Commission reports that it has received 7,000 cases of enforced disappearance since its inception and it has resolved around 5,000 of those cases. Enforced disappearances
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A senior
Pakistani provincial security official says that missing person figures are 'exaggerated', that 'in Balochistan, insurgents, immigrants who fled to Europe and even those who have been killed in military operations are declared as missing persons'. Reports have shown that many people have
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The cases of forced disappearances were criticized by human rights organizations and the media. They have urged the government of
Pakistan to probe these incidents. In 2011, a Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was formed, but there was little progress in the investigation.
293:– went missing from different parts of Pakistan. Salman Haider was also a poet and academic. However, after few days, all of the bloggers returned to their homes. Their families confirmed their return and reported that all of the bloggers were unharmed.
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Similarly separatist militants have also been found responsible for forced disappearances cases. Separatist militants usually wear military uniform while carrying out their militant activities. Hence they often get mistaken as security officials.
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Some have reported to have been handed over to the CIA and/or flown to Bagram, Afghanistan and later shipped off to
Guantanamo Bay. Reports of forced abductions by the Pakistani state first began arising in 2001, in the aftermath of the
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Zeenat
Shahzadi, a 24-year-old female journalist who was investigating a disappearance case, was allegedly abducted by some armed personnel on 19 August 2015 and went missing. Her disappearance caused her younger brother to commit
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great depth about these results. Achakzai stated that 468 people are now still missing in
Balochistan. In comparison, he mentioned startling amounts of missing individuals in other countries, including 350,000 in
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Most of the cases of forced disappearances in recent year were reported in
Pakistan's Balochistan province which has been witnessing a low-level insurgency for more than a decade and a half. According to
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which criminalized enforced disappearance in the country with 10-year imprisonment for anyone found guilty of it. The bill was later passed by
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In 2011, a Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was formed by the government of Pakistan to investigate the cases of forced disappearances in the country. According to
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1286:"Pakistan: Thousands of persons remain missing amid government inaction"
912:"Abducted blogger breaks silence: 'We want a Pakistan with rule of law'"
800:"'Missing' journalist Zeenat Shahzadi recovered after more than 2 years"
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157:. After Musharaf resigned in August 2008, he was charged with various
894:"Second missing Pakistani blogger found, leaves country, says family"
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allegedly began during the rule of military dictator General
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Denying the Undeniable: Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan
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according to Amina Masood Janjua, Chairperson of the group
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have long been a stain on Pakistan’s human rights record.
525:"State not responsible for every missing person: DG ISPR"
1069:"Long history of enforced disappearances in Balochistan"
1155:"Into the terrifying world of Pakistan's 'disappeared'"
1403:"Musharraf's stance on disappearances is wrong: HRCP"
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In early January 2017, five social media activists –
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authorities to be imprisoned in the Guantanamo Bay's
1357:"Pakistan families of missing pin hopes on Chaudhry"
615:"Musharraf Faces Charges of Human Rights Violations"
1198:"The unending ordeal of missing persons' families"
1177:"Picture of Secret Detentions Emerges in Pakistan"
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613:Shayne R. Burnham (28 September 2008).
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406:Enforced disappearance of Mushtaq Mahar
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476:from the original on 15 February 2020.
779:"Pakistan: Where Is Zeenat Shahzadi?"
741:from the original on 8 December 2018.
443:"Still 'missing' – Business Recorder"
300:United States invasion of Afghanistan
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1381:"Who took the 'disappeared' people?"
1008:"Disappearances still a major issue"
1456:Enforced disappearances in Pakistan
1408:Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
1307:Garcia, J. Malcolm (October 2010).
1241:Montero, David (6 September 2007).
1219:Plett, Barbara (13 December 2006).
1175:Gall, Carlotta (19 December 2007).
302:and the commencement of the US-led
1461:Extrajudicial killings in Pakistan
1426:"Pressure over Pakistan's missing"
1334:Masood, Salman (14 January 2007).
1103:from the original on 20 July 2021.
706:Shah, Syed Ali (16 January 2019).
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874:Qasim Nauman (10 January 2017).
823:Tareq Haddad (11 January 2017).
510:Defence of Human Rights Pakistan
206:Voice for Baloch Missing Persons
42:Forced disappearance in Pakistan
18:Forced disappearance in Pakistan
1466:Human rights abuses in Pakistan
1424:Khan, Ilyas (22 January 2007).
1363:. 23 March 2009. Archived from
1263:Walsh, Declan (16 March 2007).
1006:I. A. Rehman (25 August 2016).
494:. 22 March 2019. Archived from
34:Protest about missing persons,
1153:Fisk, Robert (18 March 2010).
396:Encounter killings in Pakistan
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384:National Assembly of Pakistan
378:In June 2021, the Pakistan's
1137:Associated Press of Pakistan
829:International Business Times
669:"Where are the disappeared?"
492:The Friday Times - Naya Daur
199:Missing Baloch students case
1291:Asian Legal Resource Centre
421:Target killings in Pakistan
272:Pakistan-Afghanistan border
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131:US invasion of Afghanistan
195:Insurgency in Balochistan
416:Human rights in Pakistan
411:Gun politics in Pakistan
1243:"Pakistan: Disappeared"
880:The Wall Street Journal
798:Dawn.com (2017-10-20).
317:In in a news report by
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1073:Big News Network.com
693:The New Humanitarian
488:"Depictions of Loss"
401:Forced disappearance
357:Islamabad High Court
165:From 2009 to present
135:forced disappearance
1476:Torture in Pakistan
1367:on January 25, 2013
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958:The Express Tribune
941:Publications. 2008.
831:. IBTimes Co., Ltd.
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498:on 13 December 2021
367:Government response
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283:Ahmad Waqass Goraya
234:Amina Masood Janjua
230:Masood Ahmed Janjua
171:Amina Masood Janjua
54:Amina Masood Janjua
1341:The New York Times
1321:on 20 October 2010
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1030:Human Rights Watch
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