Urgent appeal
An urgent appeal is made to the Amnesty
International, human rights watch and all other human rights
organizations, world media and civilized world to express their concern
over the arrest of Baloch nationalist leader Harbiyar Marri by London
police on December 4, 2007 under unknown charges. This is believed that
action has been taken to please the Pakistan military dictator Pervez
Mushraf, and Pakistan army, which is carrying out military operation
against the Baloch nationalist in Baluchistan for last two years. As a
result of this operation Pakistan Army had killed Nawab Akbar Bugti,
former Chief Minister, governor of Baluchistan, and leader of Pakistan
Jahmoori Party last year. Dozens other Baloch nationalists have been
killed in the army operation and thousands are disappeared. Pakistan army
has recently killed Nawb Balach Marri, Brother of Harbiyar Marri, and now
Pakistan government is using British government to persecute the Baloch
activists who demand their legitimate political and economic rights that
successive Pakistani regimes have denied them. Policies of Pakistan
government are turning Baluchis into minorities since non-balochis are
widely control resources, majority of jobs including key jobs and
political power.
Baluchistan, being a richest in resources, largest in
territory but smallest numerically, is the poorest province in of
Pakistan. As a result of this policy Baloch people are largely feel
politically alienated, and economically marginalized, and demand to end
this policy of marginalizing the Balochis. Harbiyar Marri and other Baloch
nationalists are the leading voices of Baloch people but Pakistan ISI
appears to be determined to silence these voices through gun and other
means.
The arrest Harbiyar Marri by the British authorities
and possible extradition to Pakistan can put his life at seriously risk,
and British government collaboration with such government which has widely
been involved in abusing the human rights and persecuting political
opponents is tantamount to undermine the very charter of human rights. As
track record of Pakistan government show that how brutally they killed
many Baloch leaders recently. British government under the universal
charter of human rights is obliged to ensure that right to life, which is
the central to all other rights, will not be violated and person will
receive free trial and justice in that country before taking any decision.
Mr.Harbiyar Marri is political and human rights
activist who is not involved in any kind of violence but only demanding
his right to live with dignity and freedom in his homeland. Any act
of British government to collaborate with Pakistan government will
be serious violation of UN human rights charter since Pakistanʼs poor
human rights record and political persecution of especially Baloch leaders
have been reported by all credible human rights organizations and world
media.
As it is obvious that Mr.Harbiyar Marri was facing
possible persecution in Pakistan and he left the country because
government of Pakistan is involved in killing his family and other Baloch
leaders. British government action to arrest the Harbiyar Marri in spite
of knowing about Pakistan governmentʼs poor record on human rights
and where justice is impossible, since judges and chief Justice are not
only fired when they had tried to make decision on merit but also under
illegal detention.
We demand release of the Harbiyar Marri immediately
and stop curbing and curtailing the fundamental rights of vulnerable
Mr.Marri.
Please contact the British government to register
your protest, express your concerns about the possible threat to the life
of Harbiyar Marri and demand his immediate release.
International center for Peace and Democracy
International Kahsmir Alliance-IKA
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