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URGENT ACTION: By Amnesty International (AI)
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA330292005?open&of=ENG-PAK
PUBLIC AI Index: ASA 33/029/2005
26 October 2005
Further Information on UA 111/05 (ASA 33/006/2005, 05 May 2005) and follow-ups (ASA 33/014/2005, 8 June
2005, ASA 33/022/2005, 17 August 2005; and ASA 33/024/2005, 26 August 2005) -
Fear for safety/"Disappearance"/Torture/Medical concern
PAKISTAN Nawaz Ali (m) ]
Akhter Nadeem (m) ] Members of the Baloch Students
Dr Allah Nazar (m) ] Organisation (BSO)
Rearrested: Dr Yusuf Baloch (m), member of the BSO
New names: 16 members of the BSO
Dr Yusuf Baloch, a member of the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO), was rearrested in the town of Turbat in Balochistan on 10 October.
He is being held in solitary confinement in Turbat Police Station, where he has been visited by other members of the BSO. The reason for
Yusuf Baloch's rearrest is unknown. He was previously detained incommunicado for two months earlier this year, when he was reportedly
tortured. He is at risk of torture or ill-treatment in detention.
Amnesty International has also learnt that 16 other members of the BSO are being held in Turbat Central Jail and have reportedly been
severely beaten. The detainees, all men, were arrested in Turbat on 7 and 8 August, after taking part in a protest against the continued
detention of BSO members including Dr Allah Nazar, Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem. It is not known if they have been charged with any
offence.
BSO members Dr Allah Nazar, Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem have been detained since 25 March, apparently in connection with an alleged
robbery. The charges against them are unclear. Dr Allah Nazar has been held in the Jail Ward of the Sandeman Provincial Hospital (also
known as the Civil Hospital) in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, since 21 August. According to the BSO, he is still being denied access to
adequate medical treatment for injuries he sustained during torture. Hospital authorities have permitted him to see a few visitors. Some of
these visitors have reported that Dr Allah Nazar is suffering from severe pain in his chest and stomach and remains paralysed on the left
hand side of his head and in his left leg. He also allegedly finds it difficult to stand up as a result of having being beaten on his stomach and
lower body. He is being held under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO), but it is unclear whether any charges are pending
against him.
Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem are being held in a police station in Quetta, and are at risk of physical and mental torture. They were detained
incommunicado at an unknown location for several months. In September, Amnesty International received information that they were being
held in Quetta, where their families have been able to visit them.
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 for the safety of Dr Yusuf Baloch, detained in Turbat in Balochistan; Dr Allah Nazar, held in the Jail Ward of the
Sandeman Provincial Hospital in Quetta; and Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem, both also detained in Quetta; as well as 16 members of the
Baloch Students Organisation being held in Turbat Central Jail;
- expressing concern at reports that several of these detainees have been tortured and ill-treated while in custody;
- expressing concern for the health of Dr Allah Nazar, and calling on the authorities to ensure that he is being given all necessary medical
care;
- calling on the authorities to grant all the detainees immediate access to lawyers, relatives and any medical treatment they may require;
- seeking assurances that they will not be subjected to torture or ill-treatment;
- calling for their immediate and unconditional release unless they have been charged with a recognizably criminal offence;
- calling for an impartial investigation into the allegations that all the men have been tortured or ill-treated, and into the failure of the Pakistan
authorities to disclose where Dr Yusuf Baloch, Dr Allah Nazar, Nawaz Ali, Akhter Nadeem and three other detainees were held following their
arrest on 25 March 2005;
- calling for 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, Pakistan Secretariat, 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 8 December
2005.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA330292005?open&of=ENG-PAK
PUBLIC AI Index: ASA 33/029/2005
26 October 2005
Further Information on UA 111/05 (ASA 33/006/2005, 05 May 2005) and follow-ups (ASA 33/014/2005, 8 June
2005, ASA 33/022/2005, 17 August 2005; and ASA 33/024/2005, 26 August 2005) -
Fear for safety/"Disappearance"/Torture/Medical concern
PAKISTAN Nawaz Ali (m) ]
Akhter Nadeem (m) ] Members of the Baloch Students
Dr Allah Nazar (m) ] Organisation (BSO)
Rearrested: Dr Yusuf Baloch (m), member of the BSO
New names: 16 members of the BSO
Dr Yusuf Baloch, a member of the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO), was rearrested in the town of Turbat in Balochistan on 10 October.
He is being held in solitary confinement in Turbat Police Station, where he has been visited by other members of the BSO. The reason for
Yusuf Baloch's rearrest is unknown. He was previously detained incommunicado for two months earlier this year, when he was reportedly
tortured. He is at risk of torture or ill-treatment in detention.
Amnesty International has also learnt that 16 other members of the BSO are being held in Turbat Central Jail and have reportedly been
severely beaten. The detainees, all men, were arrested in Turbat on 7 and 8 August, after taking part in a protest against the continued
detention of BSO members including Dr Allah Nazar, Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem. It is not known if they have been charged with any
offence.
BSO members Dr Allah Nazar, Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem have been detained since 25 March, apparently in connection with an alleged
robbery. The charges against them are unclear. Dr Allah Nazar has been held in the Jail Ward of the Sandeman Provincial Hospital (also
known as the Civil Hospital) in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, since 21 August. According to the BSO, he is still being denied access to
adequate medical treatment for injuries he sustained during torture. Hospital authorities have permitted him to see a few visitors. Some of
these visitors have reported that Dr Allah Nazar is suffering from severe pain in his chest and stomach and remains paralysed on the left
hand side of his head and in his left leg. He also allegedly finds it difficult to stand up as a result of having being beaten on his stomach and
lower body. He is being held under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO), but it is unclear whether any charges are pending
against him.
Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem are being held in a police station in Quetta, and are at risk of physical and mental torture. They were detained
incommunicado at an unknown location for several months. In September, Amnesty International received information that they were being
held in Quetta, where their families have been able to visit them.
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 for the safety of Dr Yusuf Baloch, detained in Turbat in Balochistan; Dr Allah Nazar, held in the Jail Ward of the
Sandeman Provincial Hospital in Quetta; and Nawaz Ali and Akhter Nadeem, both also detained in Quetta; as well as 16 members of the
Baloch Students Organisation being held in Turbat Central Jail;
- expressing concern at reports that several of these detainees have been tortured and ill-treated while in custody;
- expressing concern for the health of Dr Allah Nazar, and calling on the authorities to ensure that he is being given all necessary medical
care;
- calling on the authorities to grant all the detainees immediate access to lawyers, relatives and any medical treatment they may require;
- seeking assurances that they will not be subjected to torture or ill-treatment;
- calling for their immediate and unconditional release unless they have been charged with a recognizably criminal offence;
- calling for an impartial investigation into the allegations that all the men have been tortured or ill-treated, and into the failure of the Pakistan
authorities to disclose where Dr Yusuf Baloch, Dr Allah Nazar, Nawaz Ali, Akhter Nadeem and three other detainees were held following their
arrest on 25 March 2005;
- calling for 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, Pakistan Secretariat, 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 8 December
2005.
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. |
