KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed its concern over the arbitrary arrests and detentions of civil society activists and media workers in Afghanistan.
In a statement the UNOHR said: “We are alarmed by the ongoing arbitrary arrests and detentions of civil society activists and media workers in Afghanistan, in particular the targeting of those who speak out against the de facto authorities’ discriminatory policies restricting women and girls’ access to education, work and most other areas of public and daily life.”
“We call for the immediate release of all . . .
