Human rights situation in Afghanistan
Latest Update: April to June 2025
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Peace with Justice for the Women of Afghanistan
KABUL - The situation for women in Afghanistan is very mixed. There’s a lot to point to institutionally in terms of what has been accomplished in the last five years. The National Action Plan for Women and the Afghanistan…
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UN envoy welcomes August election, says national consensus, transparency needed
KABUL - I welcome today’s statement by the Independent Election Commission reaffirming 20 August as the date of Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. This date will provide the time needed for the…
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Alarm at worsening human rights situation in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan has had a “significant impact on civilians.” Press Release: English - Dari - Pashto Ms. Navi Pillay presents…
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Afghanistan heads for major law competition in Washington D.C.
BALKH - For the first time ever a group of law students from Balkh University in Mazar-i-Sharif will compete in the internationally prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. “Jessup has linked law…
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Afghan President kicks off UN-backed polio immunization drive
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has kicked off a United Nations-backed polio vaccination drive targeting some 7.7 million children in Afghanistan, one of four countries, along with India, Nigeria and Pakistan, where the…
State funeral for Afghanistan’s former President
19 March 2009 - The remains of the former President of Afghanistan Mohammad Daoud Khan and 16 members of his family have been buried with full honours in Kabul. On 28 April 1978 Kabul woke up not even guessing what would…
Ban to depart on six-nation tour next week
19 March 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will embark next week on a trip that will take him to Russia, Qatar, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Turkey to tackle issues such as consolidating stability in…
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Priorities in Afghanistan clear, but resources and will needed - UN official
KABUL - International priorities in Afghanistan - including security, long-term institution-building and stability throughout the coming elections - remain valid, but what is lacking is adequate resources and political will…
Afghanistan celebrates the New Year 1388
20 March 2009 - Mazar-i-Sharif is the iconic and popular host for the New Year celebrations in Afghanistan as it’s known as Umulbelad or Mother of Cities. Mazar, the capital of Balkh province, is popular because of the Shrine…
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UN-supported HIV services target drug-addicted women and Afghans in Iran
KABUL - The United Nations drug control agency has signed agreements with the Government of Iran to provide HIV prevention and care services to women and Afghan refugees there who are dependent on drugs. HIV programmes for…