People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan: A Step Toward Accountability
A Message from the Delegation: Dear Excellencies, On behalf of the Civil Society & Human Rights Network (CSHRN), Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+), and Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO), we are pleased to share our newsletter from Geneva, where our delegation participated in the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council. As the […]
Erased but Not Forgotten: Voices for Justice and Accountability in Afghanistan
Date: September 29, 2025Time: 10:00 AM (New York Time)Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York – Room CR 11 Event OverviewOver the past four years, Afghanistan has endured one of the darkest periods in its modern history under Taliban rule. Afghan society, particularly women and girls, has been stripped of fundamental rights, denied education, employment, freedom […]
Toward Justice for Afghanistan: 60th Session Human Rights Council
Introduction: Let us once again raise our voices for justice and accountability for the people of Afghanistan—especially women, girls, minorities, and marginalized communities—who continue to face systemic persecution under Taliban rule.From 8 September to 8 October 2025, the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC60) convened in Geneva, bringing together states, experts, NGOs, […]
Voices of the Silenced: 59th Session Human Rights Council
Introduction: Let us raise our voices and expose the systemic persecution faced by women, minorities, and marginalized communities under Taliban rule. At the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Afghan civil society presented urgent testimonies and evidence of crimes against humanity including gender apartheid, torture, and repression of ethnic and religious minorities. […]
Being a Voice for the Silenced: 58th Session Human Rights Council
Introduction: Let’s us break the silence and expose the grave human rights violations within Afghanistan’s detention system. Discover the finding of a study conducted with former prisoners in Afghanistan, accompanied by testimonies by interviewees. We call on the UN Human rights Council to uphold justice, accountability, and to ensure the protection of detainees from torture […]