Pakistani security forces are committing grave human rights violations in Balochistan, a Baloch-American leader has alleged while calling for implementation of the leahy Amendment which prohibits the US military aid to forces accused of breaching human rights.
“I am appealing to all Americans of good will to help end crimes against humanity in Balochistan in whatever way you can,” Amar Khan, founder and president of the American Friends of Baluchistan said at an event at the George Washington University here on Friday.
The event was addressed among others by Christine Fair, a South Asia expert and Associate Professor at the Georgetown University and T Kumar from Amnesty International.
“I have come here to appeal to our common humanity as the Baloch people are facing crimes against humanity at the hands of Pakistan due to a deadly $54 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor,” Khan said.
He called for implementation of the 1997 leahy Amendment, under which US military assistance cannot be given to foreign armed forces suspected of committing, encouraging or tolerating human rights violation.
Pakistani forces are carrying out gross violation of human rights in Balochistan, Khan alleged.