AHRDO is dedicated to honoring the memory of lives lost in the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan by sharing one story a week. Today, we remember Najiba Hussaini, a talented young woman who tragically lost her life in Kabul on July 24, 2015.

Confused by what's going on at the ICJ this week? Haven’t got time to read the 84-page application to the court? We have you covered. Everything you need to know about South Africa’s case against Israel, accusing it of genocide. Listen now! asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/justi…

Independent human rights expert Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt presents her latest findings. "My report finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating that #Israel is commiting the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a group in #Gaza has been met."

For the next 2 weeks,AHRDO is at Scuola di pace di Monte Sole.Building on its 15 years of experience working on transitional justice in Afghanistan,AHRDO is holding its first memorialisation in exile workshop,inviting Afghan war victims to share their stories through body mapping

We are excited to welcome artist Mohammad Sabir to our virtual residency. Sabir will be researching AHRDO's work and archives as part of a global project co-developed by Newcastle University in consultation with National Trust, sitesconscience and The Artist's Studio Museum Network #artinheritage

Codifying gender apartheid under international law will help hold the Taliban accountable & ensure justice for girls & women. But what is gender apartheid & how is it relevant to Afghanistan? Sahar Halaimzai breaks it down.

Today marks 1,000 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school in Afghanistan. I’ll be talking about this tonight on the show with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012 after campaigning for girls’ education in her own

Today, I told the United Nations Human Rights Council Taliban's institutionalized system of gender oppression is widespread and systematic, and appears to constitute an attack on the entire civilian population which may amount to crimes against humanity. Read my latest report here👇ohchr.org/en/documents/c…

Women and girls in Afghanistan continue to be banned from getting an education and have been pushed out of public life. Now they’re missing from UN backed talks with the Taliban in Doha about the future of the country. A devastating outcome for Afghan women and girls who not

🎙️ New Justice Visions podcast episode! Tine Destrooper & Brigitte Herremans zoom in on memorialization & documentation in Afghanistan. They discuss the merits & challenges of arts-based approaches with Sophia Milosevic Bijleveld AHRDO & Benedict 'bono' Salazar Olgado HURIDOCS justicevisions.org/podcast/re-ima…

Biden claims "America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today" apparently unaware of how catastrophic his policies have been for huge swathes of the world. He was midwife of the appalling Taliban government in Afghanistan. He released funds to keep the

My colleagues gave repeated standing ovations to Netanyahu yesterday. I hope they remember the starving children of Gaza who will carry the scars of this disaster for the rest of their lives.

آن شهروندان افغانستان که از ولایت فقیه خود فرار کرده‌اند و به ولایت فقیه ایران پناه برده‌اند، به معنای واقعی کلمه بی‌پناه‌اند. دیگرانی که در سایه تفرعن و بیگانه‌ستیزی حکومت ایران نیستند، وقتی فیلم شکنجه‌ی مهدی را دیدند، به خشم آمدند. بعضی حتا نوشتند که کاش جنگ بزرگی در خاورمیانه

3 years after the #Taliban seized power, the int'l community must not normalize the de facto authorities or their appalling human rights violations. Proud to join 29 UN expert mandates urging protection, support & solidarity for the people of #Afghanistan ohchr.org/sites/default/…

Horia Mosadiq knows how dangerous activism is in Afghanistan — because she’s worked defending Afghan women's rights for the past 30 years. Now, she’s making it her mission to protect fellow activists & hold the Taliban accountable for gender apartheid ⬇️ malala.org/newsroom/how-a…

“ At least 332 women were reported killed and 152 wounded, 287 arrested, detained, abducted, or forcibly disappeared, and at least 75 were allegedly subjected to sexual assault or rape.”

On the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we remember those who are victims of abduction. These people are often imprisoned without legal process and face many human rights violations. We are committed to documenting these atrocities and honoring victims.