Introduction Afghanistan exemplifies impunity and violence, with decades of conflict and authoritarian rule causing countless victims of human rights violations, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and possibly genocide. Perpetrators enjoy immunity, while survivors lack justice. The 2004 constitution failed to establish peace and democracy, allowing impunity to persist and enabling the Taliban’s return in […]

Acknowledgments This paper was authored by Natasha Arnpriester, Manuela Londoño, Mariana Pena, Genevieve Quinn, and Duru Yavan, with editorial review and contributions by James Goldston and Omar Waraich. The selected questions and answers were developed through consultations with Afghan civil society, international partners, legal experts, and the vital collaboration of Rawadari, an Afghan human rights […]

Given the devastating human rights situation for women and girls in Afghanistan and ever-increasing restrictions, Afghan civil society identified a pressing need for redress. Alongside formal judicial processes, engaging a complementary, grassroots mechanism was crucial to amplify the voices of Afghan women and hold the Taliban accountable. Understanding this urgency, in December 2024, four human […]

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 […]