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UNHCR expresses concern about rapid migration under Taliban rule in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 10 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern on rapid migration under the Taliban's rule from Afghanistan to neighboring countries such as Iran.
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Taliban bars women from operating as aid workers in Afghanistan: Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Taliban has prohibited Afghan women from "operating as aid workers," which is preventing the desperately needed lifesaving aid from reaching Afghans, reported a local media.
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'Climate of fear' prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan: UN E
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): Human rights defenders in Afghanistan have reported that they are now enduring a "climate of fear", threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
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Afghan women criticise global 'silence' on limitations in exercising their
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 27 (ANI): Afghan women on Tuesday criticised the world community over their 'silence' on the restrictions put on them after the Taliban took control of the country.
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Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, a new report has revealed.
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Rights watch says Taliban 'dismantling' human rights in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban has taken steps to steadily dismantle the human rights gains of the last 20 years, rights groups have observed.
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Rajnath Singh, Australian defence minister emphasise UN resolution on Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Defence ministers of India and Australia discussed the situation in Afghanistan, human rights situation and violations against children, women and minorities during their meeting here on Friday, sources said.
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As Taliban violence spikes, Afghanistan's rights situation deteriorates
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): The evolving human rights situation in Afghanistan is indeed in a dire situation as reports indicate that the Taliban has re-imposed its radical version of the Shariat in the war-torn country, a European-based think tank said.
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Western media slammed over 'lack of coverage' of human rights violations i
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): Sharing a video of the recent killing of a child, the western media has come under severe criticism over its lack of coverage of human rights breaches in the war-torn country by the Taliban.
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Afghanistan calls on international community, human rights agencies, ICC t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Afghanistan on Sunday called on the international community, human rights agencies, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cooperate with the Afghan government in preventing the Taliban's organised atrocities and help in the prosecution of the perpe
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Former Afghan VP Khalili warns against 'targeted attacks' on Hazara commun
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 14 (ANI): Former Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili on Sunday warned that the people will "attempt anything" to ensure their safety if the government does not prevent "targeted attacks against Hazara community" as well as other injustices in the country after two
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Afghan human rights watchdog calls for probe by international body into ta
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Relying on its assessments about some recent targeted attacks on the Hazara community, Afghanistan Human Rights Commission on Sunday reiterated that such attacks require comprehensive and deep investigation by an international team that should be picked by
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