World Baloch Organisation
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The World Baloch Organisation (WBO) is a non-violent and democratic organisation led by Baloch individuals, dedicated to defending Baloch nation's political, social and cultural rights, preserving their environments and to promoting their right to self-determination.[1] The organisation is known for campaigns around the world to create awareness about the increased enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings conducted by the Pakistani military and its intelligence services in an attempt to silence its critics, undermining freedom of expression and the exercise of fundamental rights in the region.[2][3]
In 2017, the organisation placed advertisements on taxis in London to say #FreeBalochistan along with slogans such as "Stop enforced disappearances" and "Save the Baloch people". These were initially allowed but later denied permission by Transport for London. WBO claimed that this was a result of pressure from the Pakistani Government after the British High Commissioner in Islamabad was summoned to appear before the Pakistani Foreign Secretary.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "London Buses carry Free Balochistan campaign". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ "World Baloch Organisation campaigns in New York against human rights abuses in Balochistan". WION. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ PTI (28 December 2017). "#FreeBalochistan Billboards Seen at New York's Times Square". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ Mortimer, Caroline (6 November 2017). "TfL removes 'Free Balochistan' adverts from London black cabs after pressure from Pakistani government". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 17 December 2017.