#Afghanistan: We call on all States to increase the availability of legal pathways for Afghans to find a safe place to live. They have already endured decades of extreme hardship & discrimination, warfare & threats. We must not turn our backs on the Afghan people now.

Deeply alarmed by reports of the imminent deportation of a group of at-risk Afghans from #UAE and urge the Government there to halt plans immediately. I repeat: #Afghanistan is not safe, and those forced to return are at significant risk of persecution and violent reprisals.

Afghanistan: UN Human Rights chief calls for immediate stop to the forcible return of Afghan refugees & asylum-seekers. 1.9 million people have been forced or compelled to return to Afghanistan in the last seven months, unleashing a human rights crisis. ohchr.org/en/press-brief…

Alarmed by spate of arrests of women&girls in Kabul #Afghanistan for dress code violations reminiscent of early 2024; reportedly more violent. Reflects persistent enforcement of Taliban's systematic gender persecution, causing great fear among Afghans. Urge support after release.

Published today (in English, Dari, Pashto): Press Release and Report on human rights risks faced by persons involuntarily returned to #Afghanistan. unama.unmissions.org/afghanistan-un…

New report shows serious human rights violations against people forcibly returned to Afghanistan — mainly from Pakistan & Iran. Abuses include torture, ill-treatment & arbitrary arrest by de facto authorities. More from UN Human Rights & UNAMA News. unama.unmissions.org/afghanistan-un…

Torture, menaces, et détentions arbitraires : les Afghans renvoyés dans leur pays victimes d'abus graves, alerte l'ONU UNAMA News I UN Human Rights news.un.org/fr/story/2025/…

📣📣 Forty-six years after adoption of #CEDAWConvention, peace & equality must prevail. Read United Nations CEDAW statement here: ohchr.org/sites/default/…

I welcome this Important Afghan-led People’s Tribunal to advance accountability for Afghans, centering testimony of victims and survivors. Justice can take many forms, and an “all tools” approach must be comprehensive, holistic, and survivor-centered. rawadari.org/press_releases…

UN experts urge international community to reject Taliban’s violent & authoritarian rule in #Afghanistan. The Taliban’s institutionalised system of discrimination & oppression amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution on grounds of gender. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

ما خوشحالیم که خلاصه ترجمهٔ دری (فارسی) ‌ خود را دربارهٔ لزوم محوریت قربانیان و بازماندگان در پیش‌نویس معاهدهٔ جنایات علیه بشریت منتشر می‌کنیم. cahtreatynow.org/%d9%be%db%8c%d…

We just published a Persian (Dari) translation of our brief on the need for the draft crimes against humanity treaty to center victims and survivors! Visit our microsite to read this brief and others in our series on gendering the draft treaty. cahtreatynow.org/gendering-the-…

Aug15 marked 4 yrs of Taliban takeover #Afghanistan. Despite initial promises numerous edicts were imposed related to women&girls right to education, employment & mobility. The recent #CEDAW COB recommends all stakeholders to uphold their commitment to Afghan women. United Nations CEDAW

Reposting below a longer statement than the press release by 25 other UN mandate holders and myself on the 4th anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover. Please click on the link, read and share. ohchr.org/sites/default/…

"Afghanistan is a test; a test whether the will stand firm in the face of gender persecution and oppression; a test of whether human rights principles apply universally, or only when it is politically convenient; a test whether we truly listen to the voices of Afghanistan’s

"If Gender Apartheid does become an international crime, it will mean that there are greater protections for women and girls everywhere on this planet, not just in Afghanistan." Heather Barr

"As this campaign [gender apartheid campaign] gains momentum, particularly around legal codification, we see women from Afghanistan at the forefront of efforts to translate their lived experience into legal reality, at the international and domestic levels and in legal, policy,

مرکز دادخواهی برای حقوق بشر «سی‌اچ‌آر‌ای» گزارش داده است که پس از چهار سال تسلط طالبان، سیستم قضایی و رسانه‌ها در افغانستان به شدت فروپاشیده و دسترسی مردم به عدالت و اطلاعات محدود شده است. amu.tv/fa/193835/

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