Joint Civil Society Statement on the Legal Initiative to Hold Afghanistan Accountable for Violations of The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
We, members of Afghan and international civil society, commend the initiative taken by Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (states undertaking the initiative), who have formally called upon Afghanistan to cease its violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) under Article 29 of the […]
Press Release Regarding the ICC Prosecutor’s Request for Arrest Warrants in the situation of Afghanistan
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that a request has been submitted to the court for the issuance of arrest warrants for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the Chief Justice of the Taliban’s Supreme Court. The request cites their involvement in gender-based persecution in Afghanistan, […]
Joint Statement on the Rollback of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan under Taliban Rule
We stand in solidarity with the women and girls of Afghanistan, who have faced a devastating and systematic rollback of their fundamental rights since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. As feminist organizations committed to gender equality and women’s rights in Muslim contexts, we are deeply disturbed by the rapid erosion of women’s […]
Excluded and deprived: The Educational Crisis for Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Introduction Currently, Afghanistan is the only country in the world where women and girls are banned from access to secondary and higher education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has stated that in three years since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, more than 1.4 million eligible girls have been deliberately […]
Press Release on the Taliban’s Morality Law
Rawadari expresses profound concern regarding the consequences of the Taliban’s new morality law on the fundamental rights and freedoms of Afghans, particularly Afghan women and girls. This law, grounded in an extreme and biased interpretation of Islamic Sharia, will expand a culture of tyranny, suppress freedoms and violate human dignity. Such interpretations stand in stark […]
Third Anniversary of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan: Continued and widespread human rights violations
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, leading to severe consequences for Afghans, particularly women and girls. Over the past three years, the Taliban have systematically stripped women of their fundamental rights, including the right to education, work and freedom of movement. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls […]
The Afghanistan Mid-Year Human Rights Situation Report January-June 30 2024
Introduction While the number of explosions and suicide attacks in Afghanistan decreased in the first six months of 2024 (January-30 June 2024), resulting in fewer violations of the right to life, there has been a disturbing rise in forced disappearances, torture resulting in death, arbitrary detention, and the implementation of cruel and inhumane punishments. The […]
Avenues for Justice for Afghan Victims of Human Rights Violations
Introduction Decades of war and conflict have resulted in countless victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and potentially genocide in Afghanistan. Most have never known justice. Without justice – accountability, redress and reconciliation – individual suffering continues and the nation’s cycle of war and violence will not end. Therefore, even as impunity and grave […]
INTIMIDATION, REPRESSION AND CENSORSHIP: The Status of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression in Afghanistan
This report focuses on the status of access to information and freedom of expression in Afghanistan since 15 August 2021 and covers major relevant developments in these areas till 31 March 2024.
Afghanistan Human Rights Situation Report 2023
The human rights situation in Afghanistan, particularly the human rights situation of women and girls has continued to deteriorate in 2023.
