The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) says the peace process has not yet been able to satisfy the public and the commission and that achieving peace seems unclear. AIHRC said this in a press release published on…
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has asked the government to ensure the protection of the Hazara minority.
At least 79 civilians suffered casualties as a result of the ongoing conflict and incidents of violence across the country last week, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Monday.
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) says 4.4 million people who are differently able want participation in the peace talks. The rights body said 4475800 people or 13.9 percent of the total population of Afghanistan are disabled.…
The war in Afghanistan remains one of the deadliest conflicts in the world for civilians, says a veteran human rights defender. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) chairperson, briefing the UN Security Council, said ongoing attacks on…
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Thursday slammed as illegal a Ministry of Education ban on schoolgirls singing and performing in public. A day earlier, the ministry announced banning girls 12 years old and above from…
A delegation of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) is in Qatar for discussions on certain issues with the Taliban. A Qatar-based source confided to Pajhwok Afghan News the commission’s team was currently in Doha and had…
KABUL are done without their consent and court orders. In a report, the rights watchdog said it interviewed about 129 women, who had undergone virginity tests over the last three years, in 13 provinces of the country. Sixty-two 62 of…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday said 154 people suffered causalities in violence during the three-day ceasefire across the country. In a statement, the AIHRC said despite declaration of truce from the warning parties, 38 civilians were killed…
KABUL have been registered during the past four and a half months across the nation, officials said on Monday. The Ministry of Women Affairs, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Afghanistan during a press conference in Kabul today (Monday).…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission on Tuesday. AIHRC deputy head Mohammad Naeem Nazari told a press conference here that at least 1,213 people were killed and another 1744 were wounded as a result of 880 security incidents during the last…
Two employees of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) were killed in a roadside blast in Kabul on Saturday, the rights body said in a statement. “It is with deep regret that the AIHRC announces that its employees lost their…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said some of the suggested amendments in "Mass Media Law", if approved, could undermine freedom of expression in Afghanistan and lead to further restrictions. The Human Rights Body in a tweet said: “Freedom…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has offered four proposals for the involvement of victims, experts and the public in intra-Afghan peace talks. The intra-Afghan negotiations will confront difficult issues in relation to victims, justice, recovery and rights. The issues will…
KABUL of taking away truckloads of food aid for the needy people. At least five trucks loaded with fresh food items, part of assistance from Turkmenistan amid the coronavirus pandemic, were seized by the militants in Faryab province. In a…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Friday. In a statement the rights body said that violent armed attacks did not decline in the first 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan as was expected by the…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has slammed the alleged killing of Afghan migrants as an act against human rights and humanitarian principles. Fifty-seven Afghan migrants, trying to illegally enter Iran for work from Herat province, were allegedly tortured and…
KABUL peace agreement. A statement from the rights panel said its findings showed violence in the country continued to take a high toll on civilians despite the inking of the peace pact between the United States and the Taliban. “In…
KABUL prisoners who had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. Addressing reports here, AIHRC Deputy Head Mohammad Naeem Nazari said the Taliban prisoners cases were in a different legal scenario. He said nobody could free prisoners who had committed…
KABUL have been refusing to respond to its questions and concerns about their prisoner swap plan. The AIHRC statement comes a day after President Ashraf Ghani announced decreeing the release of Taliban prisoners during his inauguration ceremony. On Monday,…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Sunday. The rights body commissioner Benafshai Azizi told a gathering there that 15 percent of the world’s population comprised of disabled persons who faced difficulties in access to their basic rights. “According…
