Advocacy Reports

By: Shabana Shabdeez In recent days, Badakhshan province has once again witnessed one of the most horrific episodes of targeted, systematic violence. According to local reports and eyewitness account...

Local sources in Kabul report that the Taliban have detained dozens of women and young girls from the Shahr-e-Naw area and transferred them to detention facilities of the Ministry for the Promotion...

By Hamia Naderi On the eve of the fourth anniversary of Kabul’s fall to the Taliban, Afghan women protesters and human rights defenders have announced a Global March on August 15 — calling on the w...

The Taliban have sentenced a man named Abdul Aleem Khamosh, a resident of Janikhel district in Paktika province, to death on charges of “insulting Islamic sanctities and the Prophet Muhammad.” Saif...

The European Union, in a message posted on its X (formerly Twitter) account, stated that it remains committed — alongside its global partners — to providing Afghan women and girls with opportunities...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reported that the de facto Afghan authorities have intensified restrictions on women’s employment outside the home, leaving only 7% of women curren...

On the inaugural World Day of Hope, the UN Human Rights Office awarded the 2025 High Note Award to the song “We Believe in Hope”, performed by Afghan artist Ariana Saeed. The song — celebrating human...

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a woman and a man were flogged in Balkh province on charges of “extramarital relations and fleeing home.” On Monday, 23 Saratan [July 14], the court pub...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued a warning about the dire situation of pregnant women returning from Iran to Afghanistan at the Islam Qala border crossing. In a report published...

The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has reported a sharp increase in pressure on female journalists and media workers by the Taliban during the first half of 2025. In a report released yester...

As thousands of Afghan migrants return from Iran, a group of female volunteers gathered at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat to distribute hygiene kits to the returning women. This initiative...

I am an Afghan woman, a human rights and media activist, forced to flee to Iran due to Taliban threats, detention, and torture for my work. Returning to Afghanistan under Taliban rule would mean cert...