Missing persons
The case of missing persons is probably the most controversial and long-standing issue in Pakistan. Thousands of young men have disappeared without a trace and their families are unable to find them. They have received no media support, labelled anti-state
Karima Baloch – a courageous human right activist from Balochistan
A dissident human rights activist living in exile in Canada, who campaigned for the rights of missing persons and enforced disappearances, has been found dead in Toronto after going missing. Karima Baloch, aged 37, was granted asylum in Canada in