Mahrang Baloch
Mahrang Baloch | |
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| Born | c. 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Alma mater | Bolan Medical College |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Organization | Baloch Yakjehti Committee(BYC)[1] |
| Known for | Activism for the human rights of the Baloch people. |
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Mahrang Baloch is a Baloch human rights activist against unlawful enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killing by the authorities in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[2][3][4][5]
Biography[edit]
Mahrang was born in 1993 into an Baloch family. Her father Abdul Gaffar Langove was a laborer. Her family lived in Quetta before relocating to Karachi for her mother's medical care.[2]
Activism[edit]
On December 12, 2009, her father was forcibly abducted by Pakistan security forces on his way to the hospital in Karachi.[2][3] At the age of 16, she immediately started protesting his abduction and became known in the student resistance movement.[2][3][4] In July 2011, her father was found dead with signs of torture.[2][3]
Her brother was later arrested in December 2017, and was detained for over 3 months.[3][4] Since then, she has been one of the prominent figure in Baloch resistance movement.[2][3][4][5]
She has protested the government's extraction of natural resources from Balochistan.[2] [6] In 2020, she led a group of students protesting the proposed removal of the quota system at Bolan Medical College, which reserves spots for medical students coming from remote areas of the province.[2] As a result of the group's activism and hunger strikes, the proposed policy change was cancelled.[2]
Recent developments[edit]
Balochistan to Islamabad movement[edit]
The Balochistan to Islamabad Long March also called Baloch Long March is an protest movement led by Mahrang Baloch and other Baloch women activists, who are marching towards Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, to protest human rights violations and enforced disappearances in Balochistan. The march was a response to the growing number of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the region.[7][8][1] According to Baloch Yakjehti Committee, The protestors were detained by Islamabad Police.[9] Later a bail was approved that resulted in release of all participants.[10][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Baloch Activists March to Pakistani Capital to Demand End to Extrajudicial Killings". 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Baloch, Shah Meer (2021-02-18). "Mahrang Baloch and the Struggle Against Enforced Disappearances". South Asian Avant-Garde. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ a b c d e f Veengas (2022-05-28). "The Assault by Pakistan on Baloch People's Rights Has Now Reached Women". The Wire India. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ a b c d Baloch, Shah Meer (2021-11-12). "Women lead fight against extrajudicial killing in Pakistan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ a b Bin Javaid, Osama (2022-05-04). "Why are people disappearing in Balochistan?" (Podcast, 20 min 12 sec). The Take by Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Pakistan: Activist Mahrang urges IOPC's 'undivided attention' to sufferings of Baloch people - www.lokmattimes.com". Lokmat English. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Women Are Leading an Unprecedented Protest Movement in Balochistan". thediplomat.com.
- ^ "As Baloch Women Raise Their Voices, the State Cracks Down". thediplomat.com.
- ^ a b "Pakistani police free 290 Baloch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings". AP News. 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Jannat, Zarghona (2023-12-24). "Baloch Protesters Released: Islamabad's Bail Approval". Markhor Times. Retrieved 2023-12-28.