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25 Years Since 9/11, 25 Years of Injustice

Al-Qaeda’s September 11th attacks were a crime against humanity. The U.S. responded with a campaign of widespread abuses.

September 11, 2026

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Five Years On, the U.S. Government is Failing its Obligation to Afghanistan's Women and Girls

Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to commit grave abuses against women and girls, without…

August 15, 2026

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(Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

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Afghanistan/Pakistan: Deadly Pakistan Air Strikes on Kabul Drug Rehab Center Should Be Investigated as Possible War Crime - New Investigation

The attack on the Omid Center constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law – possibly amounting to a war…

July 21, 2026

A man waving a white flag in the air.
(Los Angeles Times)

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EU Must Abandon Afghanistan Deportation Plans and Stop Readmission Talks With the Taliban

It is unconscionable that the EU would try and deport people to Afghanistan, which has only become more dangerous in the meantime.

June 22, 2026

Asylum seekers, most from Central America, wait for aid at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center after being released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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Showing Up on World Refugee Day

On this World Refugee Day, we need your support to help advocate for the needs of refugees and people seeking…

June 20, 2026

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Afghanistan: New Code Enabling Child Marriage Compounds Dismal Situation for Women’s and Girls’ Rights

This code effectively strips women and girls in Afghanistan of all autonomy by eliminating any notion of consent.

June 10, 2026

(Amnesty International)

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I Set Up an Online School, So Girls in Afghanistan Can Still Study

Fatema Uzgun Nusrat shares what inspired her to create the Behdukht Academy after living through years of Taliban rule as…

June 8, 2026

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(Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

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Afghanistan/Pakistan: Strike on Kabul Rehabilitation Center Raises Serious Concerns Under International Humanitarian Law

The Pakistani authorities must carry out an independent, impartial and timely investigation into the circumstances of this strike and the…

March 19, 2026

head of the penal court Mohammad Mobin listens to a man who has been sentenced to death for murder, during a hearing at the Ghazni Court of Appeal in Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan.
(WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Taliban Must Immediately Revoke the Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts

Amnesty International calls on the Taliban to immediately revoke the Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts and stop its implementation

March 6, 2026

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Afghanistan: New Criminal Regulation Targets Women and Minority Groups with Ever-Harsher Punishments

The regulation makes an already repressive legal system even more draconian.

March 6, 2026

A woman embraces her sister-in-law (L) as she arrives with other Afghan refugees on a flight at Dulles International Airport
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Against Collective Punishment: Protecting Human Dignity and Legal Principles

You should prosecute the person who pulled the trigger, not an entire nationality, religion, or refugee population.

December 18, 2025

A collection of colorful buses and trucks, many of them loaded to capacity with bundles of people's belongings, stretch into the distance on a hot day.
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Afghanistan: Forced Returns to Taliban Rule Must End as Latest Figures Reveal Millions Unlawfully Deported in 2025

All forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan must immediately end.

December 16, 2025