Geneva, Sept. 17 -- Prominent American human rights lawyer and researcher Reed Brody has voiced strong support for the people of Balochistan, calling for international accountability and independent investigations into widespread rights violations in the region.

He was speaking at the 7th Balochistan International Conference, held at the Geneva Press Club alongside the 60th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council. The event was organised by the Baloch National Movement (BNM).

Brody, who is known for working with survivors of the regimes under Chile's Augusto Pinochet, Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier, and Chad's Hissene Habre, reminded participants that even the most oppressive regimes could not escape justice forever.

"These men be...