Once again Lashkar-e-Janghvi (LeJ) terrorists managed to kill 28 Hazara pilgrims including women and children in Mastung district, some 50km Southwest of … More
Category: Human Rights News
‘Death Road’ blocks Afghan minority from homeland
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — Maps refer to it as part of the Kabul-Behsud Highway. Motorists call it Death Road. A … More
EU and Afghanistan: Mission Accomplished, Women Abandoned?
Author(s): Gauri Van Gulik and Heather Barr Published in: EU Observer UK Prime Minister David Cameron may feel that his country’s Afghanistan mission is … More
In Afghanistan, Women Betrayed
By HEATHER BARR / The New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — When, in late November, I read a draft law prepared by … More
Empowering Women in Afghanistan: Interview with Anita Haidary at Global Voices
Anita Haidary is an Afghan women’s rights activist and co-founder of Young Women for Change(YWC), a non-governmental organization aiming to empower … More
The Eight Year Old Girl Who Didn’t Make It Past Her Wedding Night…
The 8-years-old girl whose story you’ll read in coming lines did not make it to the 2nd night of her … More
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
By Edris Joya For more than sixty years, December 10th has been celebrated as the Human Rights Day . The … More
Iran: Afghan Refugees and Migrants Face Abuse
(Kabul) – The government of Iran’s policies toward its Afghan refugees and migrant population violate its legal obligations to protect … More
28 Afghan human rights, women’s rights and civil society organisations and networks publish today an open letter to Ms. Navi Pillay, UN Human Rights Commissioner
Afghan human rights, women’s rights and civil society organisations and networks publish today an open letter to Ms. Navy Pillay, … More
Afghanistan: Child Marriage, Domestic Violence Harm Progress
President Karzai Should Enforce Violence Against Women Law ! Amina R. (not her real name) sleeps with her newborn baby … More
Afghanistan: Worsening violence against children in Afghanistan
KABUL, 21 June 2013 (IRIN) – One of the victims of last month’s attack on the International Organization for Migration … More
Resolution Statement of Afghan Civil Society and Human Rights Activists
Facts and realities from the world history are demonstrating that universities and academic spectrum have always functioned as the cornerstone … More
Life as One of the Most Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet
Your ancestors have lived there for hundreds of years, but you are a minority. In fact, you are a minority … More
Afghanistan’s Women Increasingly Jailed For ‘Moral Crimes’
KABUL, Afghanistan — The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for “moral crimes” has risen dramatically in the past … More
Terrorist attack on 3 April in Farah province of Afghanistan
4 April 2013 – The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 3 April … More
Correcting Details: More on the NYT Reporting the Human Rights Mapping
by: Kate Clark The New York Times piece ‘Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say’ ‘revealed’ what everyone knows … More
Top Afghans Tied to ’90s Carnage, Researchers Say
Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times A human skull and bones at a mass grave near the Afghan town … More
Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides
Taliban killed five family members in Helmand province
Most of the time when the local people cooperate with the central government or receive any help from the government … More
Top Afghan lawyer Kabir Ranjbar arrested on rape charge
A PROMINENT Afghan lawyer close to a possible presidential candidate has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and raping a … More
Jailed Afghan rape victim freed
An Afghan woman imprisoned for adultery after a relative raped her has been freed after President Hamid Karzai intervened on … More
Afghanistan bombs kill 58 in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif
Twin attacks apparently targeting Shia Muslims have killed at least 58 people in Afghanistan. In the deadliest incident, a suspected … More
Statement attributable to the Secretary-General
Statement attributable to the Secretary-General concerning the attack against the UNAMA compound in Mazar-i-Sharif 1 April 2011 – I condemn … More
Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan
Georgette Gagnon, UNAMA’s Director of Human Rights; and Ahmad Fahim Hakim, Deputy Chairman of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission … More
UNICEF calls for a comprehensive Child Act in Afghanistan
Kabul, 23 November 2010- Afghanistan needs a comprehensive Child Act fully in line with the provisions and principles of the … More
NATO summit must protect basic human rights in Afghanistan
Amnesty International has urged NATO leaders to protect human rights and ensure security for the people of Afghanistan as they … More
British doctor feared among 10 dead in Afghanistan ambush
Bodies of western medical team and two Afghan interpreters found in Badakhshan province near their bullet-riddled vehicle Jon … More
