Human Rights Research League

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Research. Education. Advocacy. Development. (R.E.A.D.)

Afghanistan

 

More than four years after the Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan, the humanitarian and human rights situation in the country remains dire. Hunger is widespread, with more than a third of the population facing acute food insecurity, a situation also exacerbated by recent mass deportations conducted by Iran and Pakistan. 

 

The exclusion of women from work and public life, and of girls from education beyond 6th grade, further contributes to this precarious situation and will have a lasting, negative effect not only on the mental health of those deprived of opportunities for personal growth, but on the development of the country.

 

Since the Taliban's return to power, Human Rights Research League has documented revenge killings and other serious human rights violations in Afghanistan and regularly intervenes at the UN Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, in debates, conferences, and side events, organizes academic discussions and seminars, and engages in advocacy efforts to the benefit of Afghanistan's suffering population. 

 

 

 

 

As part of the #Power2AfghanWomen campaign organized by Rawadari, Human Rights Research League Chairman Tom Syring was asked to comment on the dire situation of human rights and in particular the rights of women in Afghanistan. His remarks also underlined the negative effect these abuses have on the country as a whole. No country can flourish, where half of the population is excluded from work, higher education, and taking part in public life, where human rights are trampled upon, and the ambitions of women and girls shattered. Therefore, there can be no normalization in the relations with the Taliban, unless and until significant improvements in human rights, especially for women and girls, have been achieved. For further details and the complete comment, please see the video of the statement.