Press Release
Taliban bombings in Afghanistan chillingly disregard human life
The Taliban’s killing of civilians through a continuous spate of bombings demonstrates the armed group’s chilling disregard for human lives,…
July 9, 2019
Press Release
Trump Administration Attempts to Thwart International Criminal Court Investigators
Responding to reports that the U.S. will restrict visas for International Criminal Court personnel looking into the U.S. military personnel…
March 15, 2019
Press Release
Trump Administration Makes Shameful Decision to Shroud Civilian Casualties in Secrecy
Reacting to news that the Trump administration has revoked a part of an Obama executive order requiring reporting on civilian casualties, Daphne Eviatar,…
March 6, 2019
Press Release
Deadly attacks on journalists in Afghanistan must be investigated
Responding to the attack on two journalists shot dead in Takhar province when gunmen entered a radio station and opened…
February 6, 2019
Press Release
Afghanistan: Record high civilian casualties make returns unjustifiable
The international community cannot abandon the Afghan people who have fled conflict and violence at a time when civilian casualties…
July 16, 2018
Press Release
Afghanistan: Civilian lives must be at the heart of the Kabul Process
The Kabul Process conference must put the protection of Afghan civilians and accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity…
February 28, 2018
Report
Forced Back to Danger: Asylum-Seekers Returned from Europe to Afghanistan
European governments have put thousands of Afghans in harm’s way by forcibly returning them to a country where they are…
October 4, 2017
Press Release
Afghanistan: Security forces open fire on protesters voicing anger over Kabul blast
Responding to the Afghan security forces opening fire today on crowds protesting insecurity in the wake of the May 31…
June 2, 2017
Press Release
Afghanistan: Kabul bombing is horrific act of deliberate violence
Responding to today’s bombing in Kabul that has claimed the lives of 80 people and injured at least 350, Amnesty…
May 31, 2017
Press Release
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties show how unsafe it is for refugees to be returned
Attacks on civilians in the first three months of this year and the inability of the Afghan government to ensure…
April 27, 2017
Press Release
Afghanistan: Attack on ICRC is a horrific crime
The killing of six employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in northern Afghanistan is a horrific…
February 8, 2017
Press Release
Afghanistan: UN probe into US airstrikes on Kunduz a welcome step towards accountability
In response to today’s announcement by the United Nations that it will investigate last week’s US-led airstrikes in Kunduz province,…
November 7, 2016