British military intervention may have receded for now, but the devastating effect of economic sanctions continues to kill in the same numbers as a war would — we cannot let the public look away yet, …
Collapse Of Legal System In Afghanistan Is A Human Rights Catastrophe: UN Experts
The collapse of the rule of law and judicial independence in Afghanistan is a human rights catastrophe, UN experts warned today. Ahead of the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the UN Special …
Taliban minister blames sanctions for restrictions on women in Afghanistan
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi appeared to use women’s rights as a bargaining chip to gain sanctions relief, telling a United Nations official that Taliban leaders currently saw little …
Taliban minister blames sanctions for restrictions on women in Afghanistan
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi appeared to use women’s rights as a bargaining chip to gain sanctions relief, telling a United Nations official that Taliban leaders currently saw little …
Aid Workers in Afghanistan
The statement on the ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan, from Thursday 19 January.
UN delegation visits Afghanistan to sway Taliban
UN officials are expected to convey widespread indignation caused by recent Taliban measures curtailing women’s rights and could travel to Kandahar in the hope of meeting Mullah Akhundzada’, the …
The Women of Afghanistan Won’t Be Silenced Anymore
At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan, after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the …
New Report on Afghanistan: Human Rights Defenders Face Grave Risks under Taliban Rule
Many of the 663 Afghan human rights defenders surveyed have endured violence, kidnapping, and psychological harm, with women encountering more acute abuses.
New Report on Afghanistan: Human Rights Defenders Face Grave Risks under Taliban Rule
Many of the 663 Afghan human rights defenders surveyed have endured violence, kidnapping, and psychological harm, with women encountering more acute abuses.
Senior UN officials hold talks in Afghanistan on protecting women’s rights
Women and girls have been deprived of their rights, including the right to an education, and disappeared from public life under the Taliban – Anadolu Agency …