Human Rights
UN warns against Taliban normalization as Kabul school attack draws condemnation
UN experts warn against normalizing Taliban rule as repression persists, while UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett condemns a Kabul school explosion that wounds 47 pupils and demands an independent investigation.
August 18, 2026
Taliban detain six rights group staffers amid wider crackdown
Human Rights Watch says six male staff members of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation have been in Taliban custody since July 18, with their families reportedly given no information about their whereabouts or charges.
August 14, 2026
Afghanistan facing severe rights crises after five years of Taliban rule: HRW
Five years after the Taliban's return, Afghanistan continues to face severe rights abuses, worsening hunger, mass displacement and growing international calls for accountability and protection of women and girls, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.
August 3, 2026
UN rights chief troubled by new EU migrant return rules
UN rights chief Volker Turk criticizes the European Union’s new migration rules, warning expanded detention powers and offshore deportation centres risk violating international human rights and refugee law while urging protections for vulnerable migrants.
June 20, 2026
Taliban remove human rights, women’s directorate from foreign ministry: Report
The Taliban have abolished a Foreign Ministry directorate for human rights and women’s affairs, underscoring their continued rollback of women’s rights and international engagement on the issue.
May 5, 2026
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Police in Indian Punjab probe sexual abuse against Dalit youth
Police action in Jalandhar follows quickly after a gruesome clip of the mentally challenged youth being forced to do bestiality resurfaced online
February 17, 2026
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UN Security Council extends Afghanistan sanctions monitoring mandate
UN monitoring team will continue to track implementation of sanctions overseeing measures against the Taliban for another year; all 15 members of the Security Council, unanimously, adopted the resolution under the 1988 sanctions regime, which targets the Taliban and affiliated entities deemed to threaten Afghanistan’s peace, stability, and security.
February 13, 2026
Human rights group says Taliban court code legitimizes violence: Reports
An Afghan human rights organization warns that a new penal code issued for courts run by the Taliban legitimizes violence against women and children, institutionalizes discrimination, and strips defendants of basic legal protections.
January 22, 2026
OIC urges India to end rights abuses in Indian-occupied Kashmir
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, meeting in New York, reaffirmed its support for Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, urged India to end rights abuses, and implement United Nations resolutions.
September 24, 2025
Myanmar's Suu Kyi health worsening in military custody, son says
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says the 80-year-old former Myanmar leader is suffering from worsening heart problems and may not be receiving proper medical care in military custody
September 8, 2025