Afghanistan: Donors should urge human rights progress

Headline Title: Afghanistan: Donors should urge human rights progress 03 December 2014 Afghanistan’s foreign donors should press the Afghan government to prevent a further deterioration in the country’s human rights situation and support services crucial to rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The groups issued a joint statement ahead of a major donors’ meeting on Afghanistan on 3-4 December in London. Despite the government’s important improvements in human rights, many serious abuses continue and pose a threat to the fragile gains of…

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