Editing Baloch people (section)

===Women===
[[File:Mahrang_Baloch.jpg|right|thumb|259x259px|Mahrang Baloch, Human Rights Activist]]
In general, Baloch women's rights and equality have improved in the  recent years due to political movements within Baloch society. However, despite the progress, Baloch and international women's rights organizations still report significant human rights issues related to gender equality, forced marriages,<ref>{{cite book |last=Taheri |first=Ahmad Reza |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lfpBgAAQBAJ |title=A Sociopolitical Study of Iranian Baloch Elites |publisher=Lulu Press, Incorporated |year=2014 |isbn=978-1312349681 |page=11,45}}</ref> honor killings.<ref>{{cite book |last=Enrile, Weiss, Zaleski |first=Annalisa V., Eugenia L., Kristen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmmtDwAAQBAJ |title=Women's Journey to Empowerment in the 21st Century |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780190927097 |page=117,144}}</ref>

Baloch women have taken the lead in the new wave of Baloch movements and have emerged as leaders and advocates for Baloch rights. In the movement of [[Baloch Long March]] two baloch women leading the movement for justice and equality in Baloch society against [[human rights violation]]s and [[Forced disappearances in Pakistan|enforced disappearances]] in Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baloch |first=Kiyya |date=19 December 2023 |title=Women Are Leading an Unprecedented Protest Movement in Balochistan |url=https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/women-are-leading-an-unprecedented-protest-movement-in-balochistan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222162945/https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/women-are-leading-an-unprecedented-protest-movement-in-balochistan/ |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=thediplomat.com}}</ref> [[Mahrang Baloch]] and [[Sammi Deen Baloch]] the leader of the [[Baloch Yakjehti Committee]] and [[Voice for Baloch Missing Persons]] and have been  prominent advocate for the rights of Baloch people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebrahim |first1=Zofeen T. |date=31 August 2024 |title='She has won our hearts and minds': can one woman unite the Baloch people in peaceful resistance? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/31/can-one-woman-unite-the-baloch-people-in-peaceful-resistance-balochistan-pakistan-mahrang |access-date=28 October 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In Balochistan, Families Demand Answers for Forced Disappearances |url=https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/in-balochistan-families-demand-answers-for-forced-disappearances/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2024, Marang Baloch was included on the [[BBC]]'s [[100 Women (BBC)|100 Women]] list.<ref name="bbc2">{{cite web |date=3 December 2024 |title=BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/idt-4f79d09b-655a-42f8-82b4-9b2ecebab611 |accessdate=3 December 2024 |publisher=BBC |language=}}</ref> Sammi Baloch has been honored with the Asia Pacific Human Rights Award for 2024, presented by [[Front Line Defenders]]. The award ceremony took place in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Sammi Deen Baloch honoured with human rights award |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1195462-sammi-deen-baloch-honoured-with-human-rights-award |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The News International |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title=Sammi Deen Baloch |url=https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/sammi-deen-baloch |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Front Line Defenders |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Secretary_of_State_Antony_Blinken_and_First_Lady_Jill_Biden_with_award_recipient_Fariba_Balouch_of_the_2024_International_Women_of_Courage_Award_(IWOC)_at_the_White_House_on_March_4,_2023_(cropped).jpg|thumb|200x200px|Fariba Baloch in the 18th annual International Women of Courage Award Ceremony at the White House in Washington]]
[[Fariba Balouch|Fariba Baloch]] is another Baloch women who works for women's rights and human rights in Balochistan in Iran. She is particularly outspoken about the challenges faced by women in Balochistan region, advocating for gender equity and justice amidst widespread human rights abuses. She received the 2024 [[International Women of Courage]] award.<ref>{{cite web |last=Service |first=VOA Persian |date=3 March 2024 |title=Iranian Activist Among Recipients of 2024 International Women of Courage Awards |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/iranian-activist-among-recipients-of-2024-international-women-of-courage-awards/7512052.html |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=Voice of America}}</ref><ref name="United States Department of State 2024 f2432">{{cite web |date=6 March 2024 |title=2024 International Women of Courage Award |url=https://www.state.gov/2024-international-women-of-courage-award/#iran |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=United States Department of State}}</ref><ref name="IranWire 2023 h0222">{{cite web |date=21 June 2023 |title=Son, Brother of Exiled Iranian Rights Activist Arrested |url=https://iranwire.com/en/news/117755-son-brother-of-exiled-iranian-rights-activist-arrested/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=IranWire |ref={{sfnref | IranWire | 2023}}}}</ref>

[[Karima Baloch]] was a human rights activist and was included in the [[100 Women (BBC)#2016|100 Women List]] by the ''[[BBC]]'' in 2016, where she was identified as a political activist campaigning for the independence for Balochistan from Pakistan.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-38012048 BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711230227/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-38012048|date=11 July 2017}}, BBC, 7 October 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2016.</ref> Her inclusion in the BBC 100 list as a Baloch woman was repeated in 2024 when the Iranian [[Zhina Modares Gorji]] bookseller was also named for her struggle for freedom of speech.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women Activists from Balochistan and Kurdistan Nominated to BBC's 100 Influential Individuals |url=https://balochwarna.com/2024/12/03/women-activists-from-balochistan-and-kurdistan-nominated-to-bbcs-100-influential-individuals/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Balochwarna/> |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Baloch Women have played numerous roles, and contributed in many ways, to Baloch society. Historically, tradition maintained. [[Banadi Shehak]] the sister of Mir Chakar Rind was a Baloch woman who led the war and participated in the battlefield.