Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA) is Non-Profit Organization, working to unite and Organize all Baloch in North America, to expose the Occupation and Oppressive policies of Pakistani and Iranian Governments against Baloch people and our Baloch land (Balochistan), and to bring their Human Rights Violations in Balochistan into the world’s Notice. |
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Dear Friends,
Amnesty International issued new Urgent Action Appeal members of Baloch Studends Organization Dr.Allah
Nazar, Akthtar Nadeem and Nawaz Ali.
Kindly send appeal soon as possible.
In solidity
Baloch Community Network
Karachi
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PUBLIC AI Index: ASA 33/024/2005
26 August 2005
Further Information on UA 111/05 (ASA 33/006/2005, 05 May 2005) and follow-ups (ASA 33/014/2005, 8 June
2005, and ASA 33/022/2005, 17 August 2005) -
Fear for safety/ "Disappearance"/ Torture/ Medical concern
PAKISTAN Nawaz Ali (m) ]
Akhter Nadeem (m) ] Members of the Baloch Students Organisation
Dr Allah Nazar (m) ]
Dr. Allah Nazar has reportedly been held in solitary confinement in the Jail Ward of Sandeman Provincial
Hospital (also known as Civil Hospital), in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, since 21 August. His lawyer, relatives
and other visitors have been denied access to him. It is unclear whether he is receiving any medical treatment
in the Jail Ward, even though he was reportedly in a critical condition when he was admitted to hospital.
On 17 August, the authorities in the city of Sadiq Abad, Punjab province handed Dr Allah Nazar, Akhter
Nadeem and Nawaz Ali over to police in Balochistan. It is not known exactly where they were taken as they
were not presented before a court and their families were not informed of their whereabouts. However,
according to a local newspaper, they may have been detained in a police station in the town of Dera Murad,
Balochistan. The current whereabouts of Akhter Nadeem and Nawaz Ali are unknown.
Several local press articles have reported claims made by Sadiq Umrani, the leader of the political group, the
People’s Party, that he met Dr Allah Nazar while he was detained at Dera Murad police station. Sadiq
Umrani alleged that Dr Allah Nazar was forced to drink a ‘salt-like’ drug which burned his throat,
causing him to feel ill, and he has since found it painful to eat. Dr Allah Nazar is also partially paralysed and
reportedly unable to speak or recognize anyone as a result of being tortured, including with electric shocks.
On 20 August, the Baloch Students Organization received information that members of the security forces had
taken Dr Allah Nazar to the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital in Quetta for a medical check-up. He was then
examined by a senior neurosurgeon, who reportedly said that Dr Allah Nazar was in a critical condition, and
should be admitted to hospital immediately. He was admitted to Sandeman Provincial Hospital on the same
day. Relatives of other patients at the hospital have reported that the uniformed men who brought Dr Allah
Nazar to the hospital threatened the doctor who was treating him, ordering him to make a report stating that Dr
Allah Nazar did not need to be admitted to the hospital.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Baloch Students Organisation is a group that is active in highlighting the plight of the Baloch people. They
have campaigned on issues including recent allegations of the unlawful killing of villagers by the military in
Balochistan. They have also campaigned on the longer standing issue of access to resources such as gas.
Balochistan hosts the country's primary gas installation yet the residents of this province have little access to
this resource.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in English or your own
language:
- expressing concern that Dr Allah Nazar is reportedly being held in solitary confinement in the Jail Ward of
Sandeman Provincial Hospital in Quetta;
- calling on the authorities to ensure that he is being given all necessary medical care, as he was reportedly in
a critical condition when he was admitted to hospital;
- expressing concern for the safety of Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem, and calling on the authorities to reveal
their whereabouts immediately;
- calling on the authorities to grant all three men immediate access to their lawyers, families, and any medical
treatment they may require;
- expressing concern at reports that all three men have been tortured and ill-treated while in custody;
- seeking assurances that they will not be subjected to further torture or ill-treatment;
- calling for an impartial investigation into the alleged torture and ill-treatment of all three men, including the
reports that Dr Allah Nazar was forced to drink a 'salt-like' drug, and into the failure of the Pakistan authorities
to disclose where these men were detained following their arrest on 25 March 2005, with the results of the
investigation to be made public and those found to be responsible to be brought to justice.
APPEALS TO:
President Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan Secretariat
Islamabad, Pakistan
Fax: + 92 51 922 1422
E-mail:
Salutation: Dear President
Mr. Muhammad Wasi Zafar
Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights
S Block, Pak. Sect. Islamabad, Pakistan
Fax: + 92 51 920 2628
E-Mail:
Salutation: Dear Minister
Governor of Balochistan
Awais Ghani
Governor House
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Fax: + 92 81 920 2178 / 2992
Salutation: Dear Governor
and to diplomatic representatives of Pakistan accredited to your country.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if
sending appeals after 7 October 2005.
Amnesty International issued new Urgent Action Appeal members of Baloch Studends Organization Dr.Allah
Nazar, Akthtar Nadeem and Nawaz Ali.
Kindly send appeal soon as possible.
In solidity
Baloch Community Network
Karachi
_________________________________________________________________________________
PUBLIC AI Index: ASA 33/024/2005
26 August 2005
Further Information on UA 111/05 (ASA 33/006/2005, 05 May 2005) and follow-ups (ASA 33/014/2005, 8 June
2005, and ASA 33/022/2005, 17 August 2005) -
Fear for safety/ "Disappearance"/ Torture/ Medical concern
PAKISTAN Nawaz Ali (m) ]
Akhter Nadeem (m) ] Members of the Baloch Students Organisation
Dr Allah Nazar (m) ]
Dr. Allah Nazar has reportedly been held in solitary confinement in the Jail Ward of Sandeman Provincial
Hospital (also known as Civil Hospital), in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, since 21 August. His lawyer, relatives
and other visitors have been denied access to him. It is unclear whether he is receiving any medical treatment
in the Jail Ward, even though he was reportedly in a critical condition when he was admitted to hospital.
On 17 August, the authorities in the city of Sadiq Abad, Punjab province handed Dr Allah Nazar, Akhter
Nadeem and Nawaz Ali over to police in Balochistan. It is not known exactly where they were taken as they
were not presented before a court and their families were not informed of their whereabouts. However,
according to a local newspaper, they may have been detained in a police station in the town of Dera Murad,
Balochistan. The current whereabouts of Akhter Nadeem and Nawaz Ali are unknown.
Several local press articles have reported claims made by Sadiq Umrani, the leader of the political group, the
People’s Party, that he met Dr Allah Nazar while he was detained at Dera Murad police station. Sadiq
Umrani alleged that Dr Allah Nazar was forced to drink a ‘salt-like’ drug which burned his throat,
causing him to feel ill, and he has since found it painful to eat. Dr Allah Nazar is also partially paralysed and
reportedly unable to speak or recognize anyone as a result of being tortured, including with electric shocks.
On 20 August, the Baloch Students Organization received information that members of the security forces had
taken Dr Allah Nazar to the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital in Quetta for a medical check-up. He was then
examined by a senior neurosurgeon, who reportedly said that Dr Allah Nazar was in a critical condition, and
should be admitted to hospital immediately. He was admitted to Sandeman Provincial Hospital on the same
day. Relatives of other patients at the hospital have reported that the uniformed men who brought Dr Allah
Nazar to the hospital threatened the doctor who was treating him, ordering him to make a report stating that Dr
Allah Nazar did not need to be admitted to the hospital.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Baloch Students Organisation is a group that is active in highlighting the plight of the Baloch people. They
have campaigned on issues including recent allegations of the unlawful killing of villagers by the military in
Balochistan. They have also campaigned on the longer standing issue of access to resources such as gas.
Balochistan hosts the country's primary gas installation yet the residents of this province have little access to
this resource.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in English or your own
language:
- expressing concern that Dr Allah Nazar is reportedly being held in solitary confinement in the Jail Ward of
Sandeman Provincial Hospital in Quetta;
- calling on the authorities to ensure that he is being given all necessary medical care, as he was reportedly in
a critical condition when he was admitted to hospital;
- expressing concern for the safety of Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem, and calling on the authorities to reveal
their whereabouts immediately;
- calling on the authorities to grant all three men immediate access to their lawyers, families, and any medical
treatment they may require;
- expressing concern at reports that all three men have been tortured and ill-treated while in custody;
- seeking assurances that they will not be subjected to further torture or ill-treatment;
- calling for an impartial investigation into the alleged torture and ill-treatment of all three men, including the
reports that Dr Allah Nazar was forced to drink a 'salt-like' drug, and into the failure of the Pakistan authorities
to disclose where these men were detained following their arrest on 25 March 2005, with the results of the
investigation to be made public and those found to be responsible to be brought to justice.
APPEALS TO:
President Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan Secretariat
Islamabad, Pakistan
Fax: + 92 51 922 1422
E-mail:
Salutation: Dear President
Mr. Muhammad Wasi Zafar
Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights
S Block, Pak. Sect. Islamabad, Pakistan
Fax: + 92 51 920 2628
E-Mail:
Salutation: Dear Minister
Governor of Balochistan
Awais Ghani
Governor House
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Fax: + 92 81 920 2178 / 2992
Salutation: Dear Governor
and to diplomatic representatives of Pakistan accredited to your country.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if
sending appeals after 7 October 2005.
Related Links:
http://www.amnesty.org/urgentaction
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGASA330142005?open&of=ENG-PAK
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGASA330062005?open&of=ENG-PAK
http://www.amnesty.org/urgentaction
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGASA330142005?open&of=ENG-PAK
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGASA330062005?open&of=ENG-PAK
