I am pleased to announce the beginning of my collaboration with Front Line Defenders in Dublin. Together, we are working to give a voice to those who fight for human rights, like Sammi Deen Baloch, a human rights defender advocating for the people of Balochistan, a region that has suffered from grave human rights violations for decades, including enforced disappearances, violence, and repression.
Sammi Deen Baloch is one of the bravest figures in the fight against enforced disappearances in Balochistan, a systematic practice that has led to the disappearance of thousands of people. Her work for justice and defending the rights of the Baloch people has exposed her to continuous reprisals and persecution by the Pakistani authorities, who seek to silence those who speak out against the injustices suffered by her people. The portrait I created for her is a symbolic gesture to support her struggle and to remind the world that her voice, and the voices of many other activists, cannot be silenced.
Together with Front Line Defenders, we condemn the recent reprisals against Sammi Deen Baloch and reaffirm the importance of allowing her to continue her international advocacy to expose enforced disappearances and other violations in Balochistan.
