Afghanistan

Human Rights in AFGHANISTAN

Freedom of expression in Afghanistan faces increasing threats ...
13 March 2009

Journalists and media workers now vulnerable to violence and intimidation by both the government and anti-government forces.

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Afghanistan: Freedom of expression faces increasing threats ...
12 March 2009

Freedom of expression in Afghanistan faces increasing threats from the government as well as anti-government forces, Amnesty International warned today.

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USA: Administration opts for secrecy on Bagram detainee details
12 March 2009

Yesterday, the US Justice Department filed in court its response to a federal judge’s request for updated information on the people are being held in the US airbase ...

Document       AMR 51/034/2009

Transparency on Bagram detentions needed from Obama administration ...
10 March 2009

A US federal judge has ordered the US government to provide updated information on the detainees held in Bagram airbase in Afghanistan by 11 March.

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USA: Urgent need for transparency on Bagram detentions
6 March 2009

Public. amnesty international. USA: Urgent need for transparency on Bagram detentions. 06 March 2009. AI Index: AMR 51/031/2009. My administration ...

Document       AMR 51/031/2009

Afghan government must take firm action to protect women human ...
6 March 2009

The October 2001 US-led international intervention to oust the Taleban regime was accompanied by a pledge by the Afghan government to protect women’s human right

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International Criminal Court "working to protect African victims" ...
5 March 2009

The International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, discusses the ICC's work in the wake of the court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's ...

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Getting away with murder? The impunity of international forces in ...
26 February 2009

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Report       ASA 11/001/2009

Afghanistan: Accountability for civilian casualties needed before ...
26 February 2009

As US President Barack Obama announced the deployment of extra troops in Afghanistan and urged NATO allies to follow suit, Amnesty International has demanded that ...

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