Lateef Johar Baloch
@lateefjohar.bsky.social
Researcher, #HumanRights Advocate. #Balochistan. #Solidarity
www.HRCBalochistan.com
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Illegal Detention and Torture of Protesting Children in Kohlu: A True Picture of Crushing Dissent by Pakistani State
#StopBalochGenocide
#NoToPakistanTyranny
#StopBalochGenocide
#NoToPakistanTyranny
March 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Illegal Detention and Torture of Protesting Children in Kohlu: A True Picture of Crushing Dissent by Pakistani State
#StopBalochGenocide
#NoToPakistanTyranny
#StopBalochGenocide
#NoToPakistanTyranny
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Sibghatullah Shahjee Remains Forcibly Disappeared, Still No Trace of His Whereabouts!
He was forcibly disappeared from his home in Quetta by CTD. His whereabouts remain unknown, and he has not been produced in any jail.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
#StopBalochGenocide
He was forcibly disappeared from his home in Quetta by CTD. His whereabouts remain unknown, and he has not been produced in any jail.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
#StopBalochGenocide
April 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Sibghatullah Shahjee Remains Forcibly Disappeared, Still No Trace of His Whereabouts!
He was forcibly disappeared from his home in Quetta by CTD. His whereabouts remain unknown, and he has not been produced in any jail.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
#StopBalochGenocide
He was forcibly disappeared from his home in Quetta by CTD. His whereabouts remain unknown, and he has not been produced in any jail.
#ReleaseBYCLeaders
#StopBalochGenocide
2025 Eid: Balochistan protests unitedly against the unlawful detention of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee's leaders,—demanding their immediate release.—Yet, the world community remained Deadly Silenced.
This short video shows the public anger against Pakistan’s atrocities.
youtube.com/watch?v=LenC...
This short video shows the public anger against Pakistan’s atrocities.
youtube.com/watch?v=LenC...
Eid 2025: Balochistan Protests against the Illegal Detention of Baloch Leaders by Pakistan Military
YouTube video by Lateef Johar
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April 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
2025 Eid: Balochistan protests unitedly against the unlawful detention of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee's leaders,—demanding their immediate release.—Yet, the world community remained Deadly Silenced.
This short video shows the public anger against Pakistan’s atrocities.
youtube.com/watch?v=LenC...
This short video shows the public anger against Pakistan’s atrocities.
youtube.com/watch?v=LenC...
First——let’s be clear:
#Balochistan has its national and diplomatic interests and demands. The Baloch people have the right to freely do business and form partnerships with anyone they want.
In Terms of Reko Diq——No exploitative corporations and illegal projects have impunity.
Rest 👇🏽
#Balochistan has its national and diplomatic interests and demands. The Baloch people have the right to freely do business and form partnerships with anyone they want.
In Terms of Reko Diq——No exploitative corporations and illegal projects have impunity.
Rest 👇🏽
March 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
First——let’s be clear:
#Balochistan has its national and diplomatic interests and demands. The Baloch people have the right to freely do business and form partnerships with anyone they want.
In Terms of Reko Diq——No exploitative corporations and illegal projects have impunity.
Rest 👇🏽
#Balochistan has its national and diplomatic interests and demands. The Baloch people have the right to freely do business and form partnerships with anyone they want.
In Terms of Reko Diq——No exploitative corporations and illegal projects have impunity.
Rest 👇🏽
Please read this story, which speaks for tens of thousands——And let the Baloch people know what to do to protect their children, families, dignity and peace from this colonial military.
Also, how to respond to those funding and weaponizing the very military?
thewire.in/south-asia/a...
Also, how to respond to those funding and weaponizing the very military?
thewire.in/south-asia/a...
A Phone Call and Two Bullets: How a Baloch Voice was Silenced
Deprivation and disappearances characterise daily life in Buleda.
thewire.in
March 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Please read this story, which speaks for tens of thousands——And let the Baloch people know what to do to protect their children, families, dignity and peace from this colonial military.
Also, how to respond to those funding and weaponizing the very military?
thewire.in/south-asia/a...
Also, how to respond to those funding and weaponizing the very military?
thewire.in/south-asia/a...
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I am now present on Bluesky, and will be using the platform to share my work as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.
To learn more about my mandate, please visit my website: srdefenders.org
To learn more about my mandate, please visit my website: srdefenders.org
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders - Human rights defenders are ordinary people who do extraordinary things
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January 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I am now present on Bluesky, and will be using the platform to share my work as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.
To learn more about my mandate, please visit my website: srdefenders.org
To learn more about my mandate, please visit my website: srdefenders.org
#Balochistan: Barrick Gold's security company has fired four Indigenous people, forcing them to walk for 80 km in a #39_Celsius temperature.
However, no actions against the company were reported.
I’ve attached a video which shows and explains the incident.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/baloch...
However, no actions against the company were reported.
I’ve attached a video which shows and explains the incident.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/baloch...
Balochistan: Barrick Gold's Security Company Indefensibly Fired Four Indigenous Employees, Forcing them to Walk for 80km in a 39 Celsius Temperature.
Barrick Gold's security provider company, Askari Guards, at the Reko Diq mining project in Balochistan, has fired four Indigenous people from their jobs without any justification and forced them to le...
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December 19, 2024 at 1:13 AM
#Balochistan: Barrick Gold's security company has fired four Indigenous people, forcing them to walk for 80 km in a #39_Celsius temperature.
However, no actions against the company were reported.
I’ve attached a video which shows and explains the incident.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/baloch...
However, no actions against the company were reported.
I’ve attached a video which shows and explains the incident.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/baloch...
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“#Families have been #disconnected, relations severed and #identities have been #lost across the province due to the policies that have been put in place at these border towns.“ 2/
December 16, 2024 at 2:10 AM
“#Families have been #disconnected, relations severed and #identities have been #lost across the province due to the policies that have been put in place at these border towns.“ 2/
The social and economic impacts of colonial division of #Balochistan on Baloch people:
"A REGION ADRIFT
But, the cost that is being borne due to these trade closures is #not_just_an economic one. 1/
TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER by Akbar Notezai
www.dawn.com/news/1878879
"A REGION ADRIFT
But, the cost that is being borne due to these trade closures is #not_just_an economic one. 1/
TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER by Akbar Notezai
www.dawn.com/news/1878879
TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER
During the Iranian president’s visit to Pakistan in April, it was resolved to raise Pak-Iran trade to an ambitious $10 billion.
www.dawn.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:09 AM
The social and economic impacts of colonial division of #Balochistan on Baloch people:
"A REGION ADRIFT
But, the cost that is being borne due to these trade closures is #not_just_an economic one. 1/
TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER by Akbar Notezai
www.dawn.com/news/1878879
"A REGION ADRIFT
But, the cost that is being borne due to these trade closures is #not_just_an economic one. 1/
TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER by Akbar Notezai
www.dawn.com/news/1878879
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The Centre for Social Innovation had a wonderful holiday party last night; it was a great opportunity to gather with other local non-profits! Together Project is proud to be in the CSI community. Happy holidays!
@lateefjohar.bsky.social
@jaustriabonifacio.bsky.social
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December 13, 2024 at 7:35 PM
The Centre for Social Innovation had a wonderful holiday party last night; it was a great opportunity to gather with other local non-profits! Together Project is proud to be in the CSI community. Happy holidays!
@lateefjohar.bsky.social
@jaustriabonifacio.bsky.social
@lateefjohar.bsky.social
@jaustriabonifacio.bsky.social
The #demand is simple: Pakistan must allow #independent investigations and #reporting in #Balochistan!
A Thread:
The human rights deniers and violators, such as Sarfaraz Bugti, the Pakistan army has nurtured and imposed on Balochistan’s people have #No legitimacy. 1/
A Thread:
The human rights deniers and violators, such as Sarfaraz Bugti, the Pakistan army has nurtured and imposed on Balochistan’s people have #No legitimacy. 1/
December 13, 2024 at 7:49 PM
The #demand is simple: Pakistan must allow #independent investigations and #reporting in #Balochistan!
A Thread:
The human rights deniers and violators, such as Sarfaraz Bugti, the Pakistan army has nurtured and imposed on Balochistan’s people have #No legitimacy. 1/
A Thread:
The human rights deniers and violators, such as Sarfaraz Bugti, the Pakistan army has nurtured and imposed on Balochistan’s people have #No legitimacy. 1/
Please read more about this and also about Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB)’s "Shadows of Suffering: Unveiling Pakistan's Torture Tools and Tactics in Balochistan” report.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...
December 11, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Please read more about this and also about Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB)’s "Shadows of Suffering: Unveiling Pakistan's Torture Tools and Tactics in Balochistan” report.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...
Food, health, and prosperity would not remain the primary demands in situations where people's survival is endangered. Pakistan’s genocidal brutalities have also forced the Baloch people towards a similar situation where they must fight for their survival & identity.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...
Shadows of Suffering: Unveiling Pakistan's Torture Tools and Tactics in Balochistan, a report by the Human Rights Council of Balochistan
"The impacts [of Pakistan torture tools and practices] and systemic nature of these abuses while highlighting the broader implications for human rights and justice. This report seeks to bring attentio...
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December 11, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Food, health, and prosperity would not remain the primary demands in situations where people's survival is endangered. Pakistan’s genocidal brutalities have also forced the Baloch people towards a similar situation where they must fight for their survival & identity.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/shadow...
76 years of the brutalization of Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhis and people of other brutalized states, colonial and imperial exploitation of their natural resources, and destruction of the region's ecosystems by #Pakistan’s and multinational corporations must stop. #NOW.
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It's incredibly hurtful to see our diplomatic team in Islamabad continue promoting illegal extractive businesses and human rights violators
76 years of the brutalization of Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhis and people of other brutalized states, illegal and colonial exploitation of their natural resources, and destruction of the region's ecosystem...
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December 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
76 years of the brutalization of Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhis and people of other brutalized states, colonial and imperial exploitation of their natural resources, and destruction of the region's ecosystems by #Pakistan’s and multinational corporations must stop. #NOW.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-in...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-in...
How to fill out the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances’ communication form? Here is its explanation in Balochi.
youtube.com/watch?v=7LiT...
youtube.com/watch?v=7LiT...
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December 9, 2024 at 3:15 PM
How to fill out the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances’ communication form? Here is its explanation in Balochi.
youtube.com/watch?v=7LiT...
youtube.com/watch?v=7LiT...
An example of how the state sponsors the misrepresentation of #Balochistan:
“The truth has been kept away in order to misrepresent the genuine Baloch national question.” Akbar Notezai reviews a book sponsored by the Pakistani government.
Misrepresenting Balochistan
www.dawn.com/news/1877473
“The truth has been kept away in order to misrepresent the genuine Baloch national question.” Akbar Notezai reviews a book sponsored by the Pakistani government.
Misrepresenting Balochistan
www.dawn.com/news/1877473
NON-FICTION: Misrepresenting Balochistan
A new book on the life of the late Baloch insurgent Mir Hazar Khan Marri is less about him than about presenting a statist
www.dawn.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:05 AM
An example of how the state sponsors the misrepresentation of #Balochistan:
“The truth has been kept away in order to misrepresent the genuine Baloch national question.” Akbar Notezai reviews a book sponsored by the Pakistani government.
Misrepresenting Balochistan
www.dawn.com/news/1877473
“The truth has been kept away in order to misrepresent the genuine Baloch national question.” Akbar Notezai reviews a book sponsored by the Pakistani government.
Misrepresenting Balochistan
www.dawn.com/news/1877473
Mali issues arrest warrant for @BarrickGold [infamous] CEO, document shows @Reuters
“He is accused of #money_laundering and #violating financial #regulations, the warrant document showed. Its authenticity was confirmed by two sources close to the matter.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
“He is accused of #money_laundering and #violating financial #regulations, the warrant document showed. Its authenticity was confirmed by two sources close to the matter.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Mali issues arrest warrant for Barrick Gold CEO, document shows
Mali has issued an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, chief executive officer of Canada's Barrick Gold , according to a document seen by Reuters, confirmed by two sources.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Mali issues arrest warrant for @BarrickGold [infamous] CEO, document shows @Reuters
“He is accused of #money_laundering and #violating financial #regulations, the warrant document showed. Its authenticity was confirmed by two sources close to the matter.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
“He is accused of #money_laundering and #violating financial #regulations, the warrant document showed. Its authenticity was confirmed by two sources close to the matter.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Here’s my LinkedIn profile. It would be great to connect there. And read more of my writings and comments on various topics and issues! 🙏🏽
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December 7, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Here’s my LinkedIn profile. It would be great to connect there. And read more of my writings and comments on various topics and issues! 🙏🏽
www.linkedin.com/in/lateefjoh...
www.linkedin.com/in/lateefjoh...
ان نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے بلوچستاں میں تباہ کاریوں کے کچھ مثال جو عالمی تحقیقاتی رپورٹس سے لیکر اس مضمون میں اُن رپورٹس کے لنکس کے ساتھ شامل کی ہیں۔ اُنہیں بھی ضرور پڑھیں۔
بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کی روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور عوام کی صحت کو بھی تباہ کر رہی ہیں۔
قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف بلوچستان کو سخت مزاحمت کرنی چاہیے۔
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December 7, 2024 at 11:15 PM
ان نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے بلوچستاں میں تباہ کاریوں کے کچھ مثال جو عالمی تحقیقاتی رپورٹس سے لیکر اس مضمون میں اُن رپورٹس کے لنکس کے ساتھ شامل کی ہیں۔ اُنہیں بھی ضرور پڑھیں۔
بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کی روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور عوام کی صحت کو بھی تباہ کر رہی ہیں۔
قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف بلوچستان کو سخت مزاحمت کرنی چاہیے۔
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قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف سخت مزاحمت ہونی چاہیے
بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کو روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور...
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December 7, 2024 at 10:53 PM
بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کی روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور عوام کی صحت کو بھی تباہ کر رہی ہیں۔
قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف بلوچستان کو سخت مزاحمت کرنی چاہیے۔
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قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف سخت مزاحمت ہونی چاہیے
بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کو روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور...
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December 7, 2024 at 10:51 PM
قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف بلوچستان کو سخت مزاحمت کرنی چاہیے۔
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Wrote this in March. Everything’s gotten worse. But the piece still tells how the #mainstream political and economic commentators exclude Balochistan’s political and social aspects, suffering and historic resistance while guiding the #Punjabi state’s #extractivism.
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Pakistani journalists and academics' biased and dishonest approaches to Balochistan's ground realities while guiding the state's extractive policies
Pakistan’s political and economic policy commentators and analysts seem to (often intentionally) exclude Balochistan’s political, social and economic aspects and situations and its decades-long histor...
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December 7, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Wrote this in March. Everything’s gotten worse. But the piece still tells how the #mainstream political and economic commentators exclude Balochistan’s political and social aspects, suffering and historic resistance while guiding the #Punjabi state’s #extractivism.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/pakist...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/pakist...