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Hidayat Bhutto Urges UNHRC to Address Sindh Human Rights Crisis, Calls for Self-Determination
- •Dr. Hidayat Bhutto, a Sindhi political activist, raised concerns about the human rights situation in Sindh at the 63rd session of the UNHRC in Geneva.
- •Bhutto highlighted the systematic denial of the Sindhi people’s right to self-determination, citing their distinct homeland, language, culture, and collective identity.
- •He referenced Common Article 1 of the ICCPR and ICESCR, which affirm the right of peoples to determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.
- •Bhutto alleged that people in Sindh face exclusion from decisions regarding their land and resources, leading to poverty, inadequate healthcare, and limited education despite the region's contributions.
- •He also raised concerns about the diversion of Indus waters, land grabbing, destruction of the Indus Delta, enforced disappearances, and forced conversions of Sindhi Hindu girls, urging Pakistan to respect Sindhi self-determination.
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Dr Hidayat Bhutto addressed the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, raising concerns over poverty, unsafe drinking water, inadequate healthcare, and educational limitations in Sindh. He also cited the diversion of Indus waters, land grabbing, destruction of the Indus Delta, enforced disappearances, and forced conversions of Sindhi Hindu girls.
Bhutto referred to Common Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). These covenants affirm the right of peoples to determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.
Bhutto urged the UN Human Rights Council to call upon Pakistan to end its repression and respect the Sindhi people's right to determine their own political, economic, social, and cultural future.