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Prospects of HRDs in Afghanistan 2nd Round of the Strategic Dialogue of Afghan HRDs Berlin, Germany
The 2nd Strategic Dialogue of Afghan Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Exile, themed “Prospects of HRDs in Afghanistan: Accountability and Representation,” was held on December 10–11, 2024, at the Mercure

HRD+ Legal Analysis: A Review of the Law on Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice
IntroductionOne of the prominent features of the de facto administration is the enforcement of numerous laws and decrees that result in widespread violations of the fundamental human rights of Afghanistan

Proposed Criteria for the Participation of Civil Society Representatives in the Doha Conference
At the invitation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, a conference on Afghanistan will soon take place in Doha. It is very important to hold this meeting in the

Summary of major actions taken by international community against the Taliban
Summary of major actions taken by international community against the Taliban after their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 and the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s reports on

REVERSAL AND REPRESSION: State of Women’s Rights and Civic Space in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan (2021 – 2023)
INTRODUCTION This shadow report on the status of human rights in Afghanistan has been prepared for the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled during the 46th session

AFGHANISTAN Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, UN Human Rights Council
AFGHANISTANWorking Group on the Universal Periodic ReviewUN Human Rights Council Introduction: Prepared By: Introduction: In January 2019, Afghanistan underwent a review by the UPR Working Group 32. During this third

List of The Taliban’s Edicts
August 2021 August 13: Ordered imams to bring them lists of unmarried women aged 12to 45 for their fighters to marry. August 17: Announced amnesty for opposition and former pro-republic

Vicious Cycle of Violence: Lack of Accountability in Afghanistan
“Afghanistan was among the original 48 nations to vote for the [Universal] Declaration [of Human Rights] on 10 December 1948 at the UN General Assembly meeting in Paris” and Afghanistan