Pakistan is becoming a “rogue state”, said a human rights expert, flagging the country’s record on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial abuses. Urging the United Nations to intervene, the human rights expert sad that silence would mean failure.
On the sidelines of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Chongshi Yeah Joseph, Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Peace, said that Pakistan is turning into a “rogue state”.
Joseph flagged the alarming number of cases of extra-judicial killings, torture, and detentions in unknown places. Joseph said enforced disappearances amount to a war crime, and Pakistan was “becoming alarming” in its use of such practices.
“It is a very serious crime, considered a war crime. All states are guilty of these crimes, but I think in Pakistan it’s becoming alarming… extrajudicial killings, torture, detention in unknown places, irrespective of who they are, and all this detention with the consent of the state means that the state is becoming a rogue state,” Joseph told ANI.
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He urged the UN to intervene, saying, “It is the responsibility of the UN to come in, advise, recommend and even sanction its member states for continuing to violate their human rights.”
Activists Expose Pakistan’s Situation At The UN
Several political activists from PoJK, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan exposed the scale of abuse. The event, titled “Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action”, was convened by the Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy.
The event saw speakers from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) highlighting cases of abductions, killings and torture. They also urged the UN to act to protect peace and human rights. The activists described Pakistan as one of the leading states in South Asia for such abuses. They called for compliance with the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on Enforced Disappearances.
According to Pashtun activist Fazal-ur-Rehman, there have been more than 6,500 confirmed cases of enforced disappearances involving Pashtuns. Besides Pashtuns, there are Sindhis and Balochis as well, Afridi told ANI.
“Pakistan is using brutal force against civilians and peaceful protesters… More than 10 people lost their lives since September 29. Hundreds are in jail and tortured. We urge the UN to intervene to protect the lives of Kashmiris living under Pakistan’s occupation,” said exiled activist Nasir Aziz Khan of the United Kashmir People’s National Party.
(With ANI Inputs)
