Open Letter To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Today, Human Rights Defenders Plus – HRD+ together with over 100 Afghan and international human rights and civil society organisations, have issued a joint open letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The letter urges the Council to urgently establish an independent international accountability mechanism for Afghanistan to investigate past and ongoing human rights […]
An Open Letter to EU Member States: Germany, Spain, Czechia, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria
From: Afghanistan’s Exiled Civil Society and Human Rights Community To: EU Member States: Germany, Spain, Czechia, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria We, Afghanistan’s exiled civil society and human rights community, address you with deep concern and an urgent plea to prevent recent risks of legitimizing repression by the Taliban de facto authorities. Recently, the German Ministry […]
“Every Hour Felt as Long as a Year” – Voices of Detainees Held by Afghanistan’s de facto General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
CSHRN, in collaboration with OMCT and HRD+, releases a new report: “Every Hour Felt as Long as a Year” – Voices of Detainees Held by Afghanistan’s de facto General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) This powerful report draws on in-depth interviews with survivors detained by the de facto GDI in Afghanistan between 2021 and 2024. It […]
Open Letter: Stop the Deportation of Afghan Asylum Seekers in Pakistan
Date: 28 – February – 25 Pakistan’s Prime Minister has announced a March 31 deadline to deport individuals awaiting relocation to third countries unless their cases are swiftly processed by the governments that have committed to resettling them. Many Afghan men and women, particularly human rights defenders and activists, have fled due to violence, persecution, […]
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM FOR AFGHANISTAN
INTRODUCTIONSince taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed ever-more extreme restrictions on human rights. The rights of women and girls have been especially affected: they have been barred from education beyond sixth grade and many forms of employment, and banned from singing, reading aloud, or even being heard outside their houses. LGBTQI+ people […]
Open Letter To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned Afghanistan and international human rights and civil society organisations, write to you once again to share our concerns regarding the grave human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and to reiterate the urgent need for accountability for gross, widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses that continue to be […]
Open Letter To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned organisations, take this opportunity to write to you regarding the dire human rights situation in Afghanistan and the urgent need for accountability for gross and systematic human rights violations and abuses, including crimes under international law. We call upon the Member and Observer States of the U.N. Human Rights Council […]
Ending Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan is a Global Responsibility!
Legal Note #1: “Internalizing” gender apartheid by the Taliban de facto administration Dr. Malek Sitez, Senior Researcher on Human Rights and International Law Apartheid is the ugliest and most severe form of discrimination imposed on citizens by laws, structures, policies, and official mechanisms. Human society has witnessed various forms of apartheid, the most inhumane of […]
Women Must Play a Dynamic Role and Have Direct Participation in the Upcoming Doha Talks
The HRD+ is deeply concerned about the absence of Afghan women’s important role and position in the upcoming Doha talks. The United Nations, which is organizing and managing these talks, is obligated to respect the fundamental role of women in resolving issues in Afghanistan in accordance with international laws, particularly international human rights. The people […]
Call for the Human Rights Defenders Network (HRD+) to Combat the Spread of the Culture of Immunity Against War Crimes and Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan by Some Governments Around the World
STOP NORMALIZING IMMUNITY FOR WAR CRIMINALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS!Some governments have been attempting to grant immunity to individuals who are on international blacklists for committing human rights violations and war crimes, despite facing legal, political, and economic sanctions from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). These individuals are being granted travel visas and the […]