"Les femmes afghanes continuent de résister aux attaques contre leurs droits et nous devons nous tenir à leurs côtés 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 ⤵

For the past four years, the Taliban have intensified attacks on women and girls' rights in Afghanistan, amounting to what UN experts have labeled “gender apartheid.” The UN Human Rights Council should urgently establish an accountability mechanism to address impunity and advance justice.

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. bsky.app/profile/hrw....

Afghan women are leading the resistance against the Taliban. Watch my full interview with France 24 here: youtu.be/cmVj_MlLa70?...

When the Taliban were toppled from power in 2001, many women in Afghanistan kept wearing the burqa, even though they were no longer required to do so. rukhshana.com/en/taliban-a...

A year after the Taliban's new morality law came into force, fear looms in #Afghanistan as vice and virtue enforcers grapple with policing moral behavior. @kateclark66 hears from ordinary Afghans about how this law has affected their lives. bit.ly/4mBcj3V #WomensRights #HumanRights

The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the gravity of the Taliban’s abuses, particularly against women and girls. All governments should support efforts to hold the Taliban & all those responsible for serious crimes in Afghanistan to account. bsky.app/profile/hrw....

Holding a 77-year-old man in prolonged solitary confinement while his health fails is outrageously cruel. Hong Kong should drop these baseless charges against Jimmy Lai now.

The national security trial in Hong Kong against Jimmy Lai, owner of the shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was again postponed on August 15, 2025, for health reasons. The following statement can be attributed to @elainepearson.bsky.social, Asia director @hrw.org

Today marks four years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. It's a somber anniversary for millions of Afghans who face oppression and fear — but it's also an anniversary of broken promises made by Western democracies, such as Germany.

Today, Afghanistan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the serious and widespread abuses in Afghanistan, but it’s also a call for action ⤵️

The anniversary of the Taliban's takeover is not just a date. It is a reminder of broken promises of the international community. Afghan women are resisting the Taliban—Germany should show the same courage instead of deporting Afghan refugees. @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

🚨 New from @hrw.org’s @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social “Afghan Women Are Resisting the Taliban” — She says it takes courage, a quality that Afghan women possess to an impressive degree. The German government should also find the courage to clearly condemn human rights violations in #Afghanistan.

Today, August 15, marks four years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. It is a somber anniversary for me and for the millions of fellow Afghans whose daily reality is marked by hunger, oppression and fear. bsky.app/profile/hrw....

The anniversary of the Taliban's takeover is not just a date – it is a reminder of the broken promises of the international community. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Heute ist es vier Jahre her, dass die Taliban in #Afghanistan wieder die Macht ergriffen haben. Es ist auch ein Jahrestag der gebrochenen Versprechen - ein Gastbeitrag in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social von @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social: www.fr.de/meinung/gast...

„Als afghanische Frau sehe ich die systematischen Menschenrechtsverletzungen der Taliban gegen Frauen & Mädchen in Afghanistan als Angriff auf die Rechte von Frauen weltweit.“ - meine @hrw.org Kollegin @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social in der heutigen @fr-zeitung.bsky.social: www.fr.de/meinung/gast...

Meine Kollegin @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social heute Morgen in der @fr-zeitung.bsky.social mit einem starken Gastkommentar zur Situation in #Afghanistan. Afghanische Frauen widersetzen sich den Taliban. Deutschland sollte den gleichen Mut aufbringen.

Stand with the women of Afghanistan. If you live in one of these cities, join their protests and raise your voice alongside theirs as they chant: “Bread, work, freedom.” Their courage and resilience are an inspiration to the world.

The Taliban have deepened their repression by intensifying restrictions on the rights of women and girls. We at @hrw.org are committed to document these violations and push for accountability for the preparators of grave crimes. Afghans deserve justice and a dignified life.

August 15 will mark 4 years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. In that time, repression has deepened, restrictions against women & girls have intensified. The Taliban’s abhorrent acts should compel governments to support accountability efforts. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

„Die globalen Auswirkungen der Machtübernahme durch die Taliban sind in den letzten vier Jahren immer deutlicher geworden. Kein Land sollte Menschen nach Afghanistan abschieben.“ @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social via @hrw.org www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

The Taliban have deepened their repression since taking over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, by intensifying restrictions on the rights of women and girls, detaining journalists, and silencing all dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Four years after the Taliban takeover, Human Rights Watch and The Conduit bring together a panel to examine the challenges faced by Afghanistan today. www.theconduit.com/upcoming-eve...

Join us to discuss the human rights crisis in Afghanistan with UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan @richardbennett.bsky.social and my @hrw.org colleague @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social at @theconduitlondon.bsky.social on August 5th, 6pm www.theconduit.com/upcoming-eve...

Human Rights Watch is holding a press briefing to discuss the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. When: Tuesday, August 5, at 9:00 a.m. EDT If you are a journalist covering Afghanistan, please register for this event. hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This feels strange to listen in to. Angry tears have been cried. To be gaslit and validated in one swift debate. We failed and forgot the #Afghans

All States should support this crucial call by Afghan women, for women around the world. They should make it a priority to actively work to ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Today, 8 July 2025 the International Criminal Court has issued warrants of arrest for Mr Haibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of the Taliban, and Mr. Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban, who have exercised de facto authority in Afghanistan from 15 August 2021.

Germany’s interior minister wants to negotiate directly with the Taliban to send Afghan migrants deported from Germany back to Afghanistan. Deporting anyone to a place where they face risk of abuse shows a blatant disregard for basic human decency.

Deutschlands Innenminister will mit den Taliban über Rückführungen nach #Afghanistan reden. Dieses Unterfangen ist nicht nur ein Schlag ins Gesicht für alle Afghan*innen die unter den Taliban leiden, sondern auch eine mögliche eklatante Missachtung des Völkerrechts. @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social

This is the time for the UN Human Rights Council to move beyond business as usual and establish a comprehensive accountability mechanism to complement the vital work of the UNSR Afghanistan.

Der UN-Sonderberichterstatter für #Afghanistan hat einen neuen Bericht vorgelegt, in dem die systematischen Angriffe der Taliban auf die Rechte von Frauen & Mädchen beschrieben werden. Es braucht endlich wirksame internationale Maßnahmen für ein Ende der Straflosigkeit! @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social

Hier à Genève, le Rapporteur spécial de l'ONU sur l'#Afghanistan a présenté un nouveau rapport détaillant les violations systématiques des droits des femmes et des filles par les talibans. Les responsables doivent répondre de leurs actes selon @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social ⤵

We urge the UN Human Rights Council to heed UNSR's recommendation for the establishment of an additional comprehensive independent accountability mechanism demonstrating that the international community will not turn away from human rights violations in Afghanistan.

Given the growing consensus on the need for an Afghanistan accountability mechanism, there is hope that the European Union will move to propose such a mechanism when it presents its annual resolution on Afghanistan in September. @hilarypower.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

There's "a fragile but emerging global coalition that joins far-right elements in the United States, Russia, and China". New piece by @masonlwong.bsky.social and me on rising far-right in China + cross-fertilization between them & those elements in Russia, US foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/29/c... THREAD

Appalling that the Trump Admin would strong-arm a fractured country like Libya w/ a well-documented history of horrific detention conditions & mistreatment of migrants to take non-Libyan migrants expelled from the US. Please protest and keep this from happening. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

latest @aanafgh.bsky.social : "The full weight of the US’s cuts to aid to #Afghanistan has finally become clear. Almost all the aid promised – at least USD 1.8 bn – will now not be given... The UN relief chief, Tom Fletcher, at the end of April, said they will “directly result in deaths'." 2/2

The #UnitedStates carried out mass expulsions of 299 third-country nationals to #Panama. They denied these people due process and the right to seek asylum. My take in the Daily Brief today for @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

New @hrw.org report looks at how autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to fundamental human rights during war & peacetime: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04... Governments should negotiate a new international treaty to address the dangers.

It was a pleasure to share a panel with award-winning filmmaker Anders Hammer at the screening of "The Takeover" at the Frontline Club in London. The documentary features the resistance of brave female protestors in the early days of the Taliban takeover, and I highly recommend it for watching.

"Pakistan is abandoning its international commitment to not send people back to where their rights are at risk," my colleague @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social tells DW, as the country ramps up mass deportations of #Afghan refugees. www.dw.com/en/pakistan-...

Israeli soldiers said they systematically razed buildings and agricultural fields to create a sprawling buffer zone in Gaza, actions the troops described as lacking a clear rationale. Legal experts said the tactics appeared to violate international law. wapo.st/4iaJWGX

Like many governments in the EU, Italy has spent years tying itself in knots on asylum. By trying to appear “tough,” they’ve only abused people while embarrassing themselves and wasting huge amounts of taxpayers’ money. My Daily Brief today: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

It’s very important to not only see a woman of Afghanistan as a survivor and victim, but to recognise them as leaders. They are leading this resistance. They are the frontline human rights defenders of Afghanistan. www.wilpf.org/hrc58-side-e...

Soon after a skyscraper made by Chinese state-owned company collapsed in Bangkok, Chinese authorities removed all mentions of the company's involvement in the construction on Chinese social media. chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/7169...

Pakistan should end the forced return and deportation of Afghans. The Taliban should end abuses and issue identification documents to any returnees. Other governments should not return anyone to a country where they would face abuse. t.co/sauTEtl1As

"Afghanistan is not a safe country," said Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan researcher with HRW. "If you're a female protester right now in Pakistan, on the 31st of March, there's a chance that you could be deported or forced to return to Afghanistan." go.bsky.app/redirect?u=h...