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Afghanistan: Filmmaker tortured and denied care in Taliban prison

Sayed Rahim Saidi, a 57-year-old filmmaker and managing director of Anar Media, was arrested near his office on July 14,...

Afghanistan: ICC Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Taliban leaders is an important step towards justice for Afghan women, girls and LGBTQI persons

Responding to the application filed yesterday by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for arrest...

Afghanistan: Victory for education activists!

Education activists Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Seddiqullah Afghan have been released after enduring months of unjust imprisonment. Seddiqullah Afghan regained...

Afghanistan: International legal initiative an important step toward tackling the Taliban’s war on women

Responding to the announcement by Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands during the UN General Assembly yesterday that they will...

Pakistan: One-year extension of UN-registered Afghan refugees a welcome first step, lifeline must extend to all

Responding to the announcement on Wednesday that the Government of Pakistan has agreed to a one-year extension to more than...

Afghanistan: New UNAMA Report stresses urgent need for Taliban to roll back on moral policing

Responding to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan on the sweeping gross violations of human rights...

Good News: Four Afghan women protestors released!

Zholia Parsi, Neda Parwani, Parisa Azada, and Manizha Seddiqi, women human rights defenders and protestors, have been released following several...

Pakistan: Government must stop ignoring global calls to halt unlawful deportation of Afghan refugees

Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport...

Pakistan: Stop the Deportation of Afghan Refugees

Since November 1, 2023, at least 300,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan have been deported to Afghanistan. Others have been subjected...

Afghanistan: Taliban must halt all executions and abolish death penalty

Responding to the double public executions by the Taliban yesterday, Livia Saccardi, Amnesty International’s interim Deputy Regional Director for South...

UN Doha meeting on Afghanistan must mark an end to impunity for human rights abuse under the Taliban

Ahead of the upcoming UN-convened meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan taking place in Doha, Qatar on 18 and 19...

Afghanistan: Stop the crackdown on women’s rights protesters

Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, women in Afghanistan have faced severe repression. Women protesting against the...

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