Early day motion · EDM 2391 · 1 Dec 2025

Escalating human rights violations in Balochistan

Tabled by John McDonnell (Labour) 9 signatures

The motion

That this House is alarmed by the recent reports of escalating human rights violations in Balochistan including reports of the drone strike in Zehri, District Khuzdar, on 5 October 2025 in which six civilians, including four children, were killed; is concerned by the reports of enforced disappearance of Mahjabeen Baloch, a student with disabilities, on 29 May 2025, and the enforced disappearance of the teenage girl Nasreena Baloch on 22 November 2025; is further concerned by reports of collective punishment and the detention of five women by Pakistani security forces on 17 November 2025; and calls on the Government to take further steps in response to these incidents given previous assurances that human rights concerns in Balochistan have been raised with the Pakistani authorities.

Signatories (9)

John McDonnell Primary sponsor 28 Nov 2025
Neil Duncan-Jordan 2 Dec 2025
Jim Shannon 2 Dec 2025
Richard Burgon 4 Dec 2025
Bob Blackman 8 Dec 2025
Rachael Maskell 15 Dec 2025
Chris Law 16 Dec 2025
Jeremy Corbyn 16 Dec 2025
Apsana Begum 7 Jan 2026

Source: the official Early Day Motions database.