October 6, 2025|
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|about 2 months agoUN Geneva Launches New Afghanistan Rights Investigation
Human Rights Council establishes independent mechanism to investigate alleged violations in Afghanistan, focusing on Taliban restrictions on women's rights.
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- The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has launched an independent investigative mechanism to gather evidence on alleged human rights violations in Afghanistan.
- The push for this mechanism came from numerous NGOs and countries following the Taliban's return to power in August 2021.
- A primary focus of the investigation will be the extensive restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban regime.
- The new body will be similar to existing UN mechanisms for Syria and Burma, tasked with collecting evidence for potential criminal cases.
- The issue is linked to a debate in Switzerland regarding its policy of granting asylum to Afghan women and girls, which some politicians fear could create a 'pull effect'.
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