Pashtun rights defender slams Pakistan at UNHRC, alleges widespread rights abuses across PoJK

Jun 27, 2026

Pashtun human rights defender Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi, on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has accused Pakistan of carrying out widespread human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, urging the UNHRC to establish an international inquiry into the allegations.