Geneva, March 18 -- On the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), Sohail Abro has accused the Pakistani state of widespread human rights violations in Sindh and called on the United Nations to organise a referendum allowing Sindhis to determine their political future.

Abro alleged that Sindhi activists, students, and political workers have been subjected to enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and abductions. He claimed that hundreds of Sindhi students have gone missing over the past 15 years, stating that more than 350 students have disappeared during this period, and over 100 remain missing. Abro cited the cases of minors.

The JS...