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Category: Human Rights News
Recent Terrorist Attacks on Educational Facilities
Afghan Human Rights team condemns the barbaric attacks on the Kabul University and the Kausar-e-Danish college preparation center in Kabul, … More
Afghan Citizens Burnt to Death; Abuse and Drowning in Iran
Afghan citizens burned to death, abuse and drowning in Iran. Recent incident of Iranian police shooting at refugees’ vehicle and … More
State Injustice in the Name of God
Apostasy includes acts in the forms of “blasphemy, heresy, and mockery of the Islamic community”[i]. This article by Farshad details … More
Afghanistan Cemetery of civilians, especially women and children
Writer : Zalmay The reflection of the most painful killings and beheadings of ISIS in Afghanistan is not complete. From … More
And the War Crime Continues; Taliban Shot Dead Afghan Human Rights Defender
We at the Ahrhome.com condemn the barbaric killing of Abdul Samad Amiri; acting director of Afghanistan Human Rights Commission in … More
Demonstration against Deportation of Afghan Asylum Seekers in Stockholm
A big group of the Afghan immigrants were taken under costudy by the police in Marsta police station in north … More
Amnesty International: Human Rights Defenders are being targeted in Afghanistan
Farshad Amnesty International released its finding about Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan who are being targeted both by state and … More
Taliban Threatens Media as a Military Target
By: Fatima H Bakhsh On June 24, the Taliban threatened media and journalists in Afghanistan to stop their anti-Taliban ads … More
Taliban Shot a Man and a Woman who had Run Away in Ghor Province
Local officials in Ghor province have informed Deutsch Welle—Persian that Taliban militants have shot dead a man and a woman … More
Urgent Call to Stop Taliban Atrocities Against Hazaras in Afghanistan
Each person one letter لینک فارسی نامه را اینجا بخوانید We exist not to let the history repeat itself. As … More
Rising Concerns about sectarian Wars in Afghanistan
Urozgan, Afghanistan. More than a week of fighting between Taliban and Hazara villagers and its loyal fighters has heightened fears … More
Afghanistan: Death Toll Soars to 68 in Suicide Bomb Attack
At least 68 killed and 165 injured in attacks targeting demonstrators and schools in eastern Nangarhar province. The death toll … More
Pyramid of Terror and Atrocities
Upon the withdrawal of the Soviet Forces, notorious warlords dominated the political climate in Kabul and overthrew Najeeb’s Government. These … More
Taliban Lashed Afghan Lovers
In a Kangaroo Court, the Taliban militants lashed a couple on charges of having affair. The young lovers had escaped … More
Afghanistan suicide bomb attack: Dozens killed in Kabul
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON AFGHANISTAN NEW YORK – The Secretary-General condemns the attack today on the Tabyan Cultural Center as well as a media outlet in Kabul. The indiscriminate attack caused hundreds … More
REPORTS ON THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT
UNAMA prepares regular reports in accordance to its mandate under UN Security Council resolution 2274 (2016) “to monitor the situation … More
Situation of Women Employed in Defense and Security Sectors
It is for more than a decade and a half that Afghan women have gained significant achievements and such accomplishments … More
Human Rights and Fight against Corruption
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) held the Conference on “Human Rights and Fight against Corruption” on Wednesday, 8 … More
The Pain Behind the Numbers of Afghanistan’s Deadly Attacks
Slight Fall in Ground Fighting Civilian Casualties by Government Forces Patricia Gossman HRW Senior Researcher, Afghanistan When I was in … More
Afghanistan Warlord’s Grandiose, and Damaging, Return
Hekmatyar Criticizes Media, Rejects Accountability Patricia Gossman Senior Researcher, Afghanistan Afghan leaders feted the return of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to … More
Migration, the only way to survive for afghan teens
Perhaps no one is willing to accept the absence of their homeland, family, and friends. Accepting a way full of … More
‘God forgot Afghanistan’ trending equal rights
On Saturday 23 July, 80 people were killed and about 230 wounded by a double suicide attack on marchers in … More
Memory Box 2015-16: A Continued Struggle to Break the Cycle of Tragedy in Afghanistan
AHRDO conducted two Memory Box workshops in 2015 with the victims of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. Each workshop was … More
Afghanistan: Taliban Child Soldier Recruitment Surges
Children Trained in Madrasas to Fight, Plant IEDs (New York) – Taliban forces in Afghanistan have added scores of children to their … More
CPJ condemns attack on Tolo TV employees in Afghanistan
New York, January 20, 2016–A suicide bombing in Kabul today killed seven people, including six employees of the Afghan station … More
Ashraf Ghani is part of our shame!
Full video interview is here at DW.DE News Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says women’s rights are a priority commitment. But … More
Hazara take protests to Kabul as Afghan sectarian fears rise, Top photos by Jawad Hamdard Kia
Taliban militants committed gang rapes and mass murders in Kunduz
28th September 2015 Taliban attacked on Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Reports says the latest Kunduz results of sighting is: 296 patients … More
Letter re: Afghanistan Senior Official Meetings
Pauline Hayes Deputy Director, Western Asia and Stabilization Division Department for International Development United Kingdom Dear Mrs. Hayes, We write … More
What Latest Attacks Mean for Afghanistan’s Path to Peace
Friday is a rest day in Kabul, our weekend. I was staying with my sister and her family Thursday and … More
Human trafficking in Afghanistan
According to the 2015 annual Department of state report the most target group of human trafficking in Afghanistan are children … More
Violence against journalists in Afghanistan is increasing
Yesterday tens of Journalists, journalism associations and social activist gathered in parke-zarnegar to ask justice for Amin Babak a Kabul … More
Afghanistan growing more receptive on women’s rights, says British ambassador
Karen Pierce welcomes Taliban acknowledgement of women’s right to learn and work, and hails efforts of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani … More
Death penalty to a men who raped his daughter for 11 years
A Father who has nine children raped his own daughter for 11 years. Last year this father was arrested in … More
Universal portests for rescuing #31kiddnapped Hazaras !
Thirty eight days past when gunmen kidnapped 31 Hazaras in Zabul, Afghanistan. Where there no serious reaction by Afghan Government. … More
Relations between law and violence against women, need for an action!
By : Khatera Kamal Nateqi Farkhonda was killed in the capital, Kabul, the event once again Showed that women still … More
Open letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
After Many days mob killed 27 years old Farkhonda, social and human rights activist are still holding different campaigns to … More
Afghan woman burned after mob heard she burned Koran
Yesterday in center of Kabul city in Afghanistan mob beats 27 years old Afghan woman, Farkhonda to death before … More
Afghanistan: Abusive Strongmen Escape Justice
(Washington, DC) – Afghanistan’s new government should prosecute officials and commanders whose serious human rights abuses have long gone unpunished, … More
Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report
Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of Taliban Top … More
Free our artist and photojournalist Najibullah Musafer !
Najibullah Musafer famous Afghan artist and photographer transferred to Puli- Charkhi Prison. Najibullah Musafer the father of Afghan Photography, director … More
Gunmen kidnap 30 Hazaras in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Gunmen in southern Afghanistan kidnapped 30 members of the Hazara ethnic community, authorities said Tuesday, in what … More
Afghanistan: ‘Reprehensible’ attacks underscore urgent need to protect civilians
(Reuters) – A teenaged bomber on Thursday targeted a Kabul auditorium packed with people watching a drama condemning suicide attacks … More
A sad news, Maria – 12 years old – is left alone in Örebro City with no family
By :Ahmad Zaki Khalil Maria Ahmed came to Sweden in 2011 as an unaccompanied refugee child. She had to leave … More
No Justice for teenaged Afghanistan Immigrants during Forced Deportation in Norway
By: Kawa gharji It is nearly 12 years since the Taliban regime has fallen and a new government was established … More
OPEN LETTER The Afghan People’s 10-Point Road Map for Peace
To: His Excellency, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Excellency, We, on behalf of the biggest … More
How social media changed Afghan women life?
Somiya Rezaie Afghan blogger In 2013 I was awarded the global best blog Persian by “Deutsche welle”. Beside blogging I … More
Afghanistan: No justice for thousands of civilians killed in US/NATO operations
The families of thousands of Afghan civilians killed by US/NATO forces in Afghanistan have been left without justice, Amnesty International … More
Afghan Couple Find Idyllic Hide-Out in Mountains, but Not for Long
By ROD NORDLAND and New York Times HINDU KUSH RANGE, Afghanistan — They eloped from their village in the Bamian Valley on … More