Advocacy Reports

The Taliban have once again showcased the brutal face of their self-declared justice. According to the Taliban’s Supreme Court, 14 individuals — including one woman — were publicly flogged and sente...

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan, has warned that the Taliban have transformed the country’s judicial system into a weapon against women and girls — an act he...

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, issued a stark warning, stating:"Let us not assume the Taliban will remain in power forever. Afghanistan’s...

On the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power (15 August 2021), Human Rights Watch has issued a stark warning: systematic repression in Afghanistan has reached unprecedented levels. The...

In yet another instance of harsh punishment, the Taliban publicly flogged 23 individuals, including one woman, across the provinces of Kabul, Paktia, Daikundi, and Badakhshan over the past week. Accor...

 United Nations experts, in a report to the Security Council, state that the Taliban has provided a safe haven for terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) in Afghanistan,...

As the Taliban detains Afghan women and girls in public and denies them basic rights, foreign female tourists enjoy unrestricted access to cities, museums, and historical sites. This contradiction un...

In an unprecedented initiative, four leading human rights organizations have announced the establishment of the first Permanent People's Tribunal for Afghan Women. Scheduled for October this year in...

In yet another assault on women’s rights, the Taliban shut down “Black Café,” a rare safe haven for women in Herat, just three days after it reopened. A local source reports that the Taliban’s Minist...

Asma (pseudonym), a young woman recently released from Taliban custody in Kabul, told Afghanistan International that conditions in the Taliban’s security command were “terrifying and inhumane.” Despi...

In Herat, the Taliban have escalated their crackdown on women’s public presence, barring those not wearing a burqa or full-body chadri from accessing essential services. Yesterday, several women seek...

Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, has condemned the Taliban’s recent actions, stating that the detention of women for so-called “improper hijab” i...