To be presented at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council We, the undersigned Afghan and international civil society organisations, express our deep alarm at the continued and accelerating deterioration of the human rights situation in Afghanistan. More than four and a half years after the Taliban seized power on 15 August 2021, […]
Today’s judgment by the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan is a historic and decisive affirmation of what Afghan women have been saying for more than four years: that the systematic erasure of women from public life under Taliban rule is not merely discrimination, but a crime under international law. The Tribunal has ruled that […]
One year ago, on 25 September 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands announced their intention to hold Afghanistan accountable for violations of women’s and girls’ rights under CEDAW. The initiative has the potential to culminate in a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which would mark a historic step in ensuring that […]
In recent weeks there has been an alarming increase in the rate of deportations to Afghanistan by several governments. In some countries, such as Iran and Pakistan, the expulsion of Afghans has occurred on a massive scale, affecting millions. These deportations are taking place in light of substantial evidence that conditions in Afghanistan continue to […]
As the 2025 academic year begins and schools reopen in Afghanistan, it marks the fourth year that women and girls in the country have been deprived of their right to secondary and higher education. Over this period, the Taliban have systematically and extensively barred more than 1.5 million eligible girls from accessing education through a […]
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 […]
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 […]