UN Rights Council Should Support Justice in Afghanistan

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image An Afghan woman walks by Taliban security personnel along a market in the Baharak district of Badakhshan province, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Wakil Koshar/AFP via Getty Images In a new joint letter, 107 organizations reiterated their call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to act where it has long failed and establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to advance accountability for past and ongoing grave crimes.The Taliban’s oppressive rule continues as they enter their fifth year in power, including their systematic assault on…

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