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M-383 Baloch people

41st Parliament, 1st Session

Motion Text

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) condemn the ongoing persecution and repression of the Baloch people residing within the borders of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran; (b) call on the Chief Justice of Pakistan to authorize the return of bodily remains to family members of the victims residing in Balochistan; (c) condemn disproportionate military attacks, forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and torture and other forms of cruel and unusual punishment used in assaulting the Baloch people; (d) call for the immediate release of the approximately sixty Baloch people, including prominent leader Mr. Abdula Fatah, arrested by Iran in the Spring of 2012; (e) call on Iran to give the arrested protestors access to a fair trial and legal representation, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; (f) call on Iranian and Pakistani governments to allow the United Nations and other international agencies to provide humanitarian assistance to the Baloch people; (g) call on Pakistan and Iran to protect the cultural, language and religious rights of the Baloch; and (h) call on the Pakistani government to sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.


Latest Activity

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Reinstated in the Next Session

History

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Placed on Notice
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Reinstated in the Next Session