Missing persons
Arrest of two Baloch students triggers protests in southwestern Pakistan

A suicide attack in Turbat on June 26, in which one police officer was killed, triggered a fresh wave of mass arrests of Baloch students in the region. The issue of enforced disappearances has been a major concern in Balochistan

Sri Lanka I-Day:Black Day protests Protests against Wickremesinghe sweep Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated provinces

As Sri Lanka celebrated its 75th independence day, protesters demanded justice for the victims of enforced disappearances in the aftermath of the civil war. The lavish scale of of the celebrations also came under criticism

Baloch missing persons Pakistan Protesters campaign against violence and enforced disappearances of Baloch people in Pakistan

Protesting against the recent unconstitutional detention of women and minors in the Bolan district of Balochistan province, as well as repeated incidents of enforced disappearances of Baloch people, demonstrators called the region lying in southwestern Pakistan “a torment camp”

Sri Lanka Amnesty report enforced disappearances Families of disappeared persons in Sri Lanka face increasing surveillance and intimidation 

With a rise in surveillance, intimidation and harassment by the state apparatus, families of victims of enforced disappearance in Sri Lanka are facing increasing threats, as per rights groups

Janikhel tribesmen protest Pak Janikhel tribesmen demand justice in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Protesting the death of a tribal elder, the Janikhel tribesmen were attempting a march from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Islamabad when they were stopped by the police using force. One protester died in the police action