Summary of major actions taken by international community against the Taliban

Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the violation of human rights and international humanitarian law in that country, the international community has taken some steps to address these violations by the Taliban. Below is a brief summary of these measures and the recommendations from the reports of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan:

1. On October 7, 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution establishing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur with the following mandate:
   1. To report on the developing situation of human rights, and to make recommendations to improve it;
   2. To assist in fulfilling the human rights obligations arising from international treaties that Afghanistan has ratified;
   3. To offer support and advice to civil society;
   4. To seek, receive, examine and act on information from all relevant stakeholders pertaining to the situation of human rights in Afghanistan;
   5. To integrate a gender perspective and a survivor-centered approach throughout the work of the mandate;
   6. To present a written report to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-first session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session, in accordance with their respective programmes of work.