Oral Statement for the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Speaker: Mohammad Asghar Surush I Thank you Mr President and Delegates, ADDO, CSHRN, HRD+, and OMCT stand before this Council with deep concern over the escalating human rights crisis in Afghanistan. Civic space is disappearing—journalists, human rights defenders, and peaceful protesters face arbitrary arrests, threats, and violence for simply speaking out. Women and girls bear […]
Human Rights Bulletin – Afghanistan – January and February
Read Full Report Afghanistan continues to face systematic human rights abuses under the Taliban regime. The reporting period witnessed widespread extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, public punishments, gender-based violence, restrictions on education and expression, and targeted oppression of ethnic, religious, and political groups.During this period, over 14 targeted killings and enforced disappearances were recorded, alongside more […]
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, […]