The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has raised serious concerns over the relentless harassment and criminalisation of women’s rights activist and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sabiha Baloch and her family by Pakistani authorities. In a post on social media, Lawlor said the continued targeting of Sabiha Baloch and other BYC members must stop, saying they appear to be linked to the group’s peaceful human rights work. Last month, the BYC rejected what it termed baseless and politically motivated allegations, maintaining that it is a peaceful movement advocating for human rights in Balochistan.