Nida Kirmani

If any of y'all are interested in my academic work, I upload all of my publications onto this page. Also sharing because I think some of my haters just think I am full-time Twitter libtard NGO aunty. I am that, but a little more too. 😉 lums.academia.edu/NidaKirmani

Dr. @ShaleeBaloch is one of the foremost advocates for women's rights in Balochistan. The arrest of her & her team from the @BalochWF simply for organising a conference in Gwadar is a sign that the noose of repression is tightening. If peaceful protest is quashed, what is left?

Dr. Shali Baloch of @BalochWF, along with her colleagues, has been illegally detained by Pakistani forces in Gwadar, #Balochistan. There is an undisclosed ban on all political, human rights, and civil rights activities across Balochistan.

Cultures do not exist independent of the state; across Pakistan, including in Balochistan, tribal/feudal elites maintain patrarchal control in active collusion with the state. ⁦@KiyyaBaloch⁩ contextualises the recent 'honour killings' in Balochistan. dawn.com/news/1925649

People in #Gaza, including UNRWA colleagues, are fainting due to severe hunger. They are being starved. Meanwhile, just a few kilometers away from Gaza supermarkets and shops are loaded with food and other goods. Lift the siege. Allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

Speaking to @ShahmeerAlbalos on the recently reported honour killing in Balochistan, HRCP secretary-general Harris Khalique said: 'These norms are guarded and practices perpetuated by the feudal and tribal chieftains to maintain their control over both their people and resources.…

پاکستان کے سب سے بڑے انسانی حقوق کے ادارے، HRCP کو 2023 کے آخر سے شدید ترین دباؤ اور پابندیوں کا سامنا ہے۔ یہ اس کی کئی دہائیوں کی تاریخ میں ایک غیر معمولی صورتحال ہے۔ اس حوالے سے میری رپورٹ. geonewsurdu.tv/latest/410218-

What’s holding women back from ‘decent work’ in Pakistan? (Hint: It’s not skills) It’s patriarchy. Restrictions on mobility remain one of the biggest barriers Pakistani women face in accessing decent employment. dawn.com/news/1917106

I don’t know if it’s courage, a desperate hope, a fight for justice, or simply the struggle to survive, but what I do know is that it’s painful. Painful even to witness. Watching your own people like this,broken, silenced, grieving, shakes something deep inside you. It compels…

فیکٹس | ✅ محترم ، اس نوجوان نے اپنا چہرہ اس لیے چھپا رکھا ہے تاکہ آپ کے "بہادر" ادارے ان مظاہرین کی تصاویر لے کر بعد میں یونیورسٹیوں اور کالجوں میں پنجابی پروفیسرز کی مدد سے ان کی پروفائلنگ نہ کرسکیں۔ پھر یہی "بہادر سیکیورٹی اہلکار، ایسے ہی منہ چھپا کر اپنے ہی ملک میں رات کی…

aje.io/1oow1d “In Balochistan, women are murdered for love, disappeared for protest, and buried under layers of tribal authority and state-backed silence. These are not isolated tragedies. They are the cost of a system designed to keep Balochistan obedient, and its…

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗮𝗸𝗷𝗲𝗵𝘁𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 The horrific murder of Bano Baloch and her husband, Ehsan, is…

As heavy rain flooded the streets of Islamabad, Baloch mothers and daughters sat on the drenched ground, demanding justice, but instead of offering shelter, the state answered with silence and suppression. #ReleaseBYCLeaders

And perhaps you will choose not to write about these women. Perhaps their names will not fit into your timelines, your articles, your campaigns. Perhaps their courage, determination and bravery and the way they sit in the mud, in the rain, in the cold stare of authorities is too…

Thread There is a lot of outrage on social media over killing of a woman in name of honour. Some blame Baloch tribal culture, while others blame the Baloch people themselves. But let’s break it down & ask: where does the problem start, & who protects this rotten system?

Baloch women & girls have again made the long journey to the nation's capital to plead with the state to respect basic human rights, return their loved ones & release their leaders. Once again, the state is dehumanizing them & telling them there is no place for peaceful protest.

Each time an opposition leader joined our rallies, wiped tears from our mothers’ faces, condemned the ruling government, and promised reform, we held onto hope even when we knew we were being used for political theatre. But today, I want to ask CM Maryam Nawaz what changed for…

اسلام آباد پولیس کی جانب سے ایک مرتبہ پھر ہمیں ہراساں کیا جا رہا ہے۔ ہمیں پریس کلب کی طرف بڑھنے اور احتجاج کرنے کیلئے نہیں چھوڑا جا رہا ہے۔ اسلام آباد پولیس ہمارے ساتھ مجرموں اور دشمنوں جیسا برتاؤ رکھ رہی ہے۔ کیا بلوچستان سے اسلام آباد آنا اور پرامن احتجاج کرنا جرم ہے ؟ پاکستان…