More than 168 children have disappeared from Balochistan, a war crime tribunal should be constituted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-019-2010 February 2, 2010 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: More than 168 children have disappeared from Balochistan, a war crime tribunal should be constituted Among the lists of disappeared persons from Balochistan province are the names of 168 children and 148 women. Two lists of disappeared persons were released separately, one by Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), an NGO which works to document the cases of missing persons from the area and the other by the Provincial Interior Ministry of Balochistan. The missing people have allegedly been taken by Pakistani intelligence agencies for interrogation over their alleged link to Balochistan separatists and other militant groups in the country. The Provincial Ministry issued a list of 992 persons on December 10, 2009 who were missing from different areas of Balochistan. Home ministry officials said the list was issued along with bio data provided by the government under