Concerns over human rights and political rights in Pakistan’s Sindh province have been raised at the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, with the World Sindhi Congress calling for greater international attention to the issue. The current UNHRC session is being held from September 7 to October 7, 2026.
Hafeezan Wadhio of the World Sindhi Congress told the session that what she described as the rights of Sindh’s indigenous population were being increasingly restricted. She also raised concerns over proposals to create additional provinces or administrative units within Sindh, arguing that such measures could affect political participation, cultural rights and the community’s claimed right to self-determination.
The intervention came amid similar international advocacy by groups representing communities in other parts of Pakistan. The Baloch National Movement has raised allegations concerning enforced disappearances and other human rights abuses in Balochistan and briefed UN officials in Geneva.
The United Kashmir People’s National Party has also called for international attention to the human rights situation in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Its representatives have raised allegations involving political restrictions and the treatment of protesters.
The latest developments have brought concerns from Sindhi, Baloch and Kashmiri advocacy groups into the wider discussion surrounding Pakistan’s human rights record at international forums. These organisations are seeking greater monitoring and intervention by international institutions.
The allegations raised at the UNHRC are claims made by the respective organisations and do not, by themselves, constitute findings by the Human Rights Council.
