Afghanistan: Taliban’s Gender Crimes Against Humanity Women, Girls Are Targets; ICC Mandated to Prosecute Gender-Based Cases September 8, 2023 In a report released on September 8, 2023, Human Rights Watch stated that Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are committing crimes against humanity through gender persecution against women and girls. Since taking […]
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Afghanistan’s Violent Cycle: Taliban Revenge Killings Show No Sign of Stopping
Dispatches: No End to Taliban Revenge Killings in Afghanistan A New Report Unveils Grim Findings A new report released by the United Nations details the alarming persistence of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The findings confirm long-standing fears about the treatment of former […]
“Surging Repression: Afghanistan’s Devastating Descent under Taliban Rule”
Afghanistan: Repression Worsens 2 Years into Taliban Rule Humanitarian Crisis, Severe Abuses Against Women Threaten Millions August 10, 2023 | New York The situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly since the Taliban took control of the country on August 15, 2021. Human Rights Watch has recently released a report highlighting […]
“New report reveals how Taliban’s brutal offensive in Panjshir constitutes a war crime of collective punishment”
Amnesty International has released a new report documenting the war crimes committed by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, including torture, extrajudicial executions, and mass arbitrary arrest and detention. After taking control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban retaliated against captured fighters by targeting the civilian population in Panjshir. […]