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

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

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