[Oral Statement] Item 2: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
3 March 2024 8:27 pm
55th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Oral statement delivered by Hafizullah Saeedi On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 29 February 2024 Mr. President, Special Rapporteur, we commend your important [ Read more ]
[:an opinion] Afghanistan needs a legitimate government, not the Taliban
29 February 2024 12:53 pm
by Hafizullah Saeedi This article was originally published on KabulNow. __________________________________________________________________ The single most important thing that the United Nations and the international community can do to counter the Taliban is to genuinely listen to the people of Afghanistan including women, minorities, youth, civil society, and the diaspora. Let the people of Afghanistan drive the [ Read more ]
[Statement] Afghanistan: Release human rights defenders unjustly detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan
29 September 2023 1:38 pm
(Bangkok, 29 September 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is calling for the immediate release of human rights defenders detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, namely, Zholia Parsi, Neda Parwani, Matiullah Wesa, Rasul Abdi Parsi, and Mortaza Behboodi. On 27 September 2023, the Taliban reportedly arrested women’s rights defender Zholia [ Read more ]
[HRC54 Oral Statement] Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
20 September 2023 11:00 am
54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Oral statement delivered by Sara Nabil On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 11 September 2023 Mr. President, In Afghanistan, history is repeating in the [ Read more ]
[HRC54 Oral Statement] Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on OHCHR report on Afghanistan
14 September 2023 11:32 am
54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on OHCHR report on Afghanistan Oral statement delivered by Hafizullah Saeedi On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 12 September 2023 Mr. President, We welcome the High Commissioner’s report. The people of Afghanistan under Taliban’s brutal rule [ Read more ]
[Joint Open Letter] Urgent Appeal for Accountability and Justice: Establishing an Independent Investigative Mechanism for Afghanistan
6 September 2023 11:35 am
To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned organisations, take this opportunity to write to you regarding the dire human rights situation in Afghanistan and the urgent need for accountability for gross and systematic human rights violations and abuses, including crimes under international [ Read more ]
[Joint Statement] Two years after Taliban takeover: Gender apartheid and persecution of minorities in Afghanistan must end
15 August 2023 9:36 am
The undersigned human rights organisations across Asia are in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. We call on the international community to hold the Taliban accountable for their human rights violations; to protect the vulnerable groups; and to defend fundamental freedoms, especially those of women, girls, and ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan. For two [ Read more ]
[Statement] Afghanistan: Protect the persecuted Shia Hazaras in Afghanistan
4 August 2023 12:25 pm
(Bangkok, 4 August 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) calls for urgent and concerted international action to protect Afghanistan’s Shia and Hazara community. The Shia community of Afghanistan—whose members are predominantly Hazaras—are facing systematic discrimination, targeted attacks, marginalisation, persecution, and harsh restrictions by the Taliban. The Taliban has imposed bans [ Read more ]
[Oral Statement] Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and the working group on discrimination against women and girls
21 June 2023 6:46 pm
53rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and the working group on discrimination against women and girls. Oral statement delivered by Parwana Ibrahim Khail On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 19 [ Read more ]