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Afghanistan Researcher
@hrw.org
https://www.hrw.org/about/people/fereshta-abbasi
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Fereshta Abbasi
Elaine Pearson
25 days ago
The Taliban's system of repression does not stop at Afghanistanâs borders. They attempt to control & silence Afghan women abroad through demands that media outlets enforce their abusive rules on those who speak out and challenge Taliban abuses.
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www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
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Taliban Restrictions Haunt Afghan Women Outside Afghanistan
While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/24/taliban-restrictions-haunt-afghan-women-outside-afghanistan
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Human Rights Watch en français
19 days ago
"Je ne me plierai pas aux rĂšgles des talibans" Bien qu'elle soit lâauteure d'un rĂ©cent rapport de Human Rights Watch, un journaliste afghan souhaitait quâun collĂšgue masculin sâexprime Ă la place de notre chercheuse
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
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Les restrictions imposées par les talibans hantent les Afghanes en dehors du pays
Alors que je correspondais avec un journaliste local en Afghanistan au sujet dâun rapport rĂ©cent dont j'Ă©tais l'auteure, jâai reçu une demande choquante.
https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026/04/27/les-restrictions-imposees-par-les-talibans-hantent-les-afghanes-en-dehors-du-pays
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In Afghanistan today, three in four people cannot meet their basic needs, according to the United Nations. Unemployment is rife, healthcare struggling and the aid that once provided the basics for millions has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: Ghor's starving families
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q25dwj807o
2 days ago
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Michael Deibert
26 days ago
"Little if any meaningful freedom of expression survives inside Afghanistan, particularly for women. Afghan women are barred from education beyond sixth grade and face severe restrictions in employment and erasure from public life."
www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
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Taliban Restrictions Haunt Afghan Women Outside Afghanistan
While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/24/taliban-restrictions-haunt-afghan-women-outside-afghanistan
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For the past five years, Iâve documented Taliban abuses, and now the effort to silence critics has spread beyond Afghanistan. Local media can no longer show my interviews because I wonât comply with the Talibanâs repressive rules. Read more from me here:
www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
26 days ago
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Jan Kooy
27 days ago
đšNearly five years after the Talibanâs takeover of Afghanistan, little if any meaningful freedom of expression survives inside the country, particularly for women and girls. Must-read by
@hrw.org
âs
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
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Taliban Restrictions Haunt Afghan Women Outside Afghanistan
While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/24/taliban-restrictions-haunt-afghan-women-outside-afghanistan
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While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request: âCan we please have a video clip on your new reportânot from you, but from a man from Human Rights Watch?â
www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
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Taliban Restrictions Haunt Afghan Women Outside Afghanistan
While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/24/taliban-restrictions-haunt-afghan-women-outside-afghanistan
27 days ago
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âThere should be no returns to an unsafe Afghanistan and no deportations built on deals with the Taliban. If EU countries engage at all, their focus should be human rights, not migration control." Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan Researcher, Human Rights Watch.
about 1 month ago
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âThere should be no returns to an unsafe Afghanistan and no deportations built on deals with the Taliban. If EU countries engage at all, their focus should be human rights, not migration control." Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan Researcher, Human Rights Watch.
about 1 month ago
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This latest arrest should be backed by continuing efforts to identify and hold accountable all those responsible for war crimes in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and to ensure victims receive their rightful compensation.
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about 1 month ago
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A step towards accountability and justice for victims in Afghanistan.
about 1 month ago
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Jan Kooy
about 2 months ago
"Concerned countries should press Pakistan to provide genuine accountability and ensure that failures in intelligence, target verification, and decision-making are identified and fixed so such strikes never happen again.â
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Pakistan: Airstrike on Afghan Medical Facility Unlawful
A Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Afghanistan on March 16, 2026, was an unlawful attack and a possible war crime.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/27/pakistan-airstrike-on-afghan-medical-facility-unlawful
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â A Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Afghanistan on March 16, 2026, was an unlawful attack and a possible war crime, Human Rights Watch said today.
www.hrw.org/asia/pakistan
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Pakistan | Country Page | World | Human Rights Watch
Successive Pakistani governments have continued to clamp down on critical voices in the media, nongovernmental organizations, and the political opposition. The authorities routinely use draconian coun...
https://www.hrw.org/asia/pakistan
about 2 months ago
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Afghanistan Analysts Network
2 months ago
Five years after the ban barring millions of girls from secondary education, a new school year begins in
#Afghanistan
. Sharif Akram explores how radio has become an unexpected classroom, reshaping attitudes but raising questions about quality and sustainability.
bit.ly/41lG3IZ
#GirlsEducation
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Bridging the Divide? Radio learning and girlsâ education in rural Afghanistan
When classrooms fell silent for older Afghan girls in 2021, millions were cut off from formal schooling, deepening long-standing inequalities between girls and boys. Yet learning did not stop â it ada...
https://bit.ly/41lG3IZ
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Nadia Hardman
2 months ago
#Israel's
mass displacement in
#Lebanon
follows the same strategy used in Gaza, the West Bank and Syria. Forced displacement of civilians, widespread destruction and prevention of return. In short, potential war crimes. My opinion for @AJEnglish:
aje.news/gn8v60
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Israelâs displacement of civilians in Lebanon is a possible war crime
The Israeli tactics of mass expulsion of Lebanese civilians risk directly violating international law.
https://aje.news/gn8v60
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Jan Kooy
2 months ago
"Living under the Chinese governmentâs repression forced me to develop survival skills early on. I learned to live two parallel lives: one of performative obedience, and one of quiet resistance." -
@yalkun.bsky.social
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@hrw.org
in a very personal reflection on the litany of abuses by Xi's regime —ïž
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Chinaâs Repression Still Haunts Uyghur Exiles
This Ramadan, as I sit down with a hot bowl of lentil soup and freshly made Uyghur noodles to break my day-long fast, I try very hard not to think about my father, thousands of miles away, in a prison...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/18/chinas-repression-still-haunts-uyghur-exiles
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At the BBC this morning to speak about Afghanistan.
2 months ago
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The new mechanism that the Human Rights Council created last October for Afg will be a key tool in holding perpetrators of grave abuses to account. Member states and the UN leadership should urgently operationalize it and ensure it has the necessary resources to fulfill its mandate.
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2 months ago
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Wrapping up a short trip to Norway on
#IWD
. While I traveling from Paris to Oslo for conferences, brave Afghan women returned to the streets of Kabul to demand their rights. Their courage is a reminder that those of us with a voice must use it to ensure theirs are heard.
#InternationalWomensDay
3 months ago
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On this
#IWD
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3 months ago
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Jan Kooy
3 months ago
"We urge UN member states to listen to the women and girls of Afghanistan, center their voices, and do more to protect their rights and advance accountability for gender persecution." -
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
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@hrw.org
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Human Rights Watch en français
3 months ago
#Afghanistan : Les talibans ont adopté un nouveau code de procédure pénale qui ne reconnaßt que les coups "excessifs" comme violence domestique envers les femmes laissant les victimes d'autres formes d'abus sans protection ni recours.
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
#Afghanistan
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On this
#IWD2026
listen to the episode of the Swissinfo podcast on why we should support women of Afghanistan and do all we can to protect their rights. I have had the pleasure of speaking with Imogen Foulkes in the past too but this one is really close to my heart.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...
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3 months ago
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We urge UN member states to listen to the women and girls of Afghanistan, center their voices, and do more to protect their rights and advance accountability for gender persecution.
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3 months ago
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Human Rights Watch
3 months ago
The Taliban have recently passed a new criminal procedure code that further deepens repression and discrimination in Afghanistan. HRW's Fereshta Abbasi shares more and calls for accountability at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council —ïž
#HRC61
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Afghanistan: Accountability Needed for Gender Persecution, Other Grave Crimes
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Afghanistan: Accountability Needed for Gender Persecution, Other Grave Crimes
The Taliban have recently passed a new criminal procedure code that further deepens repression and discrimination in Afghanistan. The new law defines Muslims exclusively as adherents of the Hanafi jur...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/26/afghanistan-accountability-needed-for-gender-persecution-other-grave-crimes
3 months ago
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You can watch the UN Human Rights Council session on Afghanistan happening now: Member states and the UN leadership should urgently operationalize Afghanistan's accountability mechanism and ensure it has the necessary resources to fulfill its mandate.
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3 months ago
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At
#HRC61
, had the pleasure to meet with the foreign ministers of Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein to discuss Afghanistan. States should listen to the women of Afghanistan and do more to protect their rights.
3 months ago
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I will be moderating this important side event on the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan this week. Please join us if you are in Geneva: When: 26 February, 14:00-15:00 CET Where: Palais de Nations, Geneva
3 months ago
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âGovernments need to press the Taliban to end their horrific abuses while also alleviating Afghanistanâs humanitarian crisis and extending protections to Afghan refugees,â said Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Repression Intensifies
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/04/afghanistan-taliban-repression-intensifies
4 months ago
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Kartik Raj
6 months ago
Good riddance to rubbish policy. The end to the UK's "two child limit" social security policy has been announced, and it will soon be gone. We
@hrw.org
welcome the news, as one of many, many, many voices calling for an end to this arbitrary, cruel social security policy.
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Jan Kooy
6 months ago
âExtreem zorgwekkend,â noemt Human Rights Watch-onderzoeker
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
de ontwikkeling. Die ziet ze als het ânormaliseren van deportaties naar Afghanistanâ. âLanden die lang in Afghanistan actief zijn geweest, proberen hun verantwoordelijkheden te negeren.â
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Duitsland laat vlag van de Taliban wapperen om Afghanen te kunnen uitzetten
Europese landen, waaronder Nederland, zoeken naar manieren om duizenden Afghanen te kunnen deporteren. Er wordt met belangstelling gekeken naar Duitsland, dat in ruil al talibandiplomaten in Berlijn e...
https://www.parool.nl/wereld/duitsland-laat-vlag-van-de-taliban-wapperen-om-afghanen-te-kunnen-uitzetten~b6369e18/
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"Without female staff, we cannot collectively serve returning women and children under conditions of dignity and respect.â Says a UN official in Afghanistan.
www.newarab.com/news/un-susp...
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UN suspends work at Afghan-Iran border over curbs on women staff
The UN said restrictions imposed by the Taliban government were imposing âimmediate operational challengesâ and ârisksâ for women and girls.
https://www.newarab.com/news/un-suspends-work-afghan-iran-border-over-curbs-women-staff
7 months ago
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Fereshta Abbasi
Human Rights Watch
7 months ago
The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021. HRW's
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
details the harsh conditions and growing challenges journalists are facing in Afghanistan —ïž
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The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism.
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7 months ago
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To the Turkish Government: Ensure that Afghan journalists and other at-risk Afghans can apply for international protection or humanitarian residency permits. Ensure that exiled Afghan journalists in TĂŒrkiye can apply for and obtain work permits.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom
The Taliban have gutted Afghanistanâs media since taking control of the country in August 2021.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/afghanistan-taliban-tramples-media-freedom
7 months ago
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Fereshta Abbasi
Jan Kooy
7 months ago
đąThe Taliban have gutted Afghanistanâs media since taking control of the country in August 2021. They have subjected the remaining news outlets to surveillance and censorship, and punished journalists and other media workers for any perceived criticism. New from
@hrw.org
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Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom
The Taliban have gutted Afghanistanâs media since taking control of the country in August 2021.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/afghanistan-taliban-tramples-media-freedom
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IFEX
7 months ago
#Afghanistan
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@hrw.org
highlighted the impact of the two-day internet shutdown imposed by the Taliban. âIt harmed the livelihoods of millions & deprived them of their basic rights to education, health care & access to information.â
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
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Afghanistan: Internet Shutdowns Imperil Rights
The Talibanâs internet shutdowns are inflicting serious harm on peopleâs rights and livelihoods throughout Afghanistan.
https://buff.ly/8MsyeP3
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Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom
The Taliban have gutted Afghanistanâs media since taking control of the country in August 2021.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/23/afghanistan-taliban-tramples-media-freedom
7 months ago
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Fereshta Abbasi called the announcement a âhuge winâ for Afghans. âIt sends a strong message to the victims that their suffering is not erasable, that their pains are not forgettable, that the grave abuses and the culture of impunity has been broken."
www.thepersistent.com/afghanistan-...
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Afghan Women Are Speaking Out Against the Taliban.
But is anyone listening?
https://www.thepersistent.com/afghanistan-women-speaking-out-taliban/
7 months ago
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www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/t...
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Taliban minister confronted over womenâs rights during rare press conference
Foreign minister is on a week-long visit to India
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/taliban-muttaqi-afghanistan-women-delhi-b2843931.html
7 months ago
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Fereshta Abbasi
Jan Kooy
8 months ago
âThe Talibanâs moves to cut internet access harms the livelihoods of millions of Afghans and deprives them of their basic rights to education, health care, and access to information. The Taliban should drop its baseless rationales and end these shutdowns.â -
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Fereshta Abbasi
Jan Kooy
8 months ago
âItâs crucial for the new mechanism to get up and running quickly so that it can begin to collect, prepare, and preserve evidence, and build files on those responsible for international crimes in Afghanistan.â -
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
, Afghanistan researcher
@hrw.org
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UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan Accountability Body
The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/06/un-rights-council-creates-afghanistan-accountability-body
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Fereshta Abbasi
Human Rights Watch en français
8 months ago
"Cela envoie un message fort aux victimes, aux femmes afghanes, (...) aux défenseurs des droits humains, en leur garantissant que les auteurs des graves abus commis en
#Afghanistan
seront un jour tenus responsables et traduits en justice" -
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Fereshta Abbasi
Philipp Frisch
8 months ago
âDie Mitglieder des UN-Menschenrechtsrats haben den Betroffenen, ihren Familien und all jenen, die mutig fĂŒr Gerechtigkeit in Afghanistan kĂ€mpfen, die klare Botschaft gesendet, dass ihre Stimmen gehört wurden und dass ihr Leid weder unsichtbar noch auslöschbar istâ
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Taliban and all perpetrators should have received the message - that they cannot commit grave abuses with impunity â they cannot silence or erase women and girls without consequence and that they will be held accountable for their abuses in Afghanistan.
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8 months ago
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Fereshta Abbasi
Human Rights Watch en français
8 months ago
L'ONU a adoptĂ© une rĂ©solution historique prĂ©voyant la crĂ©ation d'un mĂ©canisme indĂ©pendant chargĂ© d'enquĂȘter sur les violations des droits humains passĂ©es et actuelles en
#Afghanistan
. đ C'est une avancĂ©e significative pour briser le cycle de l'impunitĂ© dans le pays.
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
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Human Rights Watch en français
8 months ago
"Les femmes afghanes continuent de résister aux attaques contre leurs droits et nous devons nous tenir à leurs cÎtés en solidarité"
@fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social
au Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU pour demander la mise en place d'un mécanimse de reddition des comptes pour l'Aghanistan —
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Human Rights Watch
9 months ago
For the past four years, the Taliban have intensified attacks on women and girls' rights in Afghanistan, amounting to what UN experts have labeled âgender apartheid.â The UN Human Rights Council should urgently establish an accountability mechanism to address impunity and advance justice.
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More than 2,000 people have been killed following a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. The Taliban have imposed rules that make it difficult for female aid workers to help with rescue efforts. Taliban authorities should ensure that women are involved in all relief work.
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