ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the violent police crackdown on Baloch protestors in Islamabad with women, children and the elderly subjected to unwarranted force in the form of water cannons and use of batons.
In a statement on X on Thursday, the HRCP said that numerous women protestors have reportedly been arrested and separated from their male relatives and allies.
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“This treatment of Baloch citizens exercising their constitutional right to peaceful assembly is inexcusable,” the HRCP said.
“It also reflects how little the state thinks of the protesters’ demand that their right to life and liberty be upheld,” it added.
The HRCP demanded that all those detained must be released unconditionally.
“Once again, we urgently call on the government to organize a delegation to meet the protesters and give their legitimate demands a fair hearing,” it further said.
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