The document summarizes the human rights situation in Afghanistan between 2001-2013. It outlines improvements such as the approval of a new constitution, new laws protecting human rights, and signing international conventions. However, it also notes ongoing challenges including insecurity, violence against women, and weak rule of law. Civilian casualties remain high with over 3,000 killed or injured in the first eight months of 2013 alone. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission was created and has helped increase public awareness, but illegal armed groups and lack of access to justice in remote areas continue to be problems.

1. The Human Rights Situation
in
Afghanistan

2. Improvements
(2001-2013)
(Legal Guarantee for Human Rights)
1. Approval of the new constitution
•
1. More than 15 laws enacted for the protection of human
rights
•
1. Signed three major New international conventions on human
rights by the Government of Afghanistan
•

3. UPR
• Afghanistan has reported twice to the UN about
Human Rights
1. 2009
2. 2013
• Afghanistan has reported to Committees of three
International Conventions
1. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural rights
2. Committee on children's rights
3. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women

4. Improvements
• Created the Afghanistan Independent Human
Rights Commission
1. Nearly a million people have been trained by
the AIHRC
2. In the first eight months of this year, nearly
30 thousand people visited the regional
offices of the AIHRC
3. The AIHRC will monitor every day from all
prisons

5. International Cooperation
• The AIHRC in the International level is a full
member of the Asia–Pacific Forum (APF)
• The AIHRC has the membership of the
International Coordination Committee of
National Human Rights Institutions (ICC).
• . Committee on Accreditation of (ICC) confirmed
the Grade “A” for the AIHRC in November 2008

6. Impact of human rights Activities
1. Increased public awareness of human rights
•
1. Private prisons are closed
•
1. Torture cases has decreased
•
1. Prisons Situation are better
•
1. Reduction of illegal prisoners
•

7. The following graph shows that during the last three years, the number of illegal prisoners and
detention has had a downward trend:
from 2010 to 2011, 14% from 2011 to 2012 = 39% from 2010 to 2012, 29%

8. Challenges
1. Insecurity
• The AIHRC does not have access to 40 percent of its coverage
•
2. Illegal
armed groups:
• 616 illegal armed groups are active in Afghanistan
•
3. Bad
traditions:
• Forced marriages, honor killings ….
•

9. Challenges -2
4. Killing of civilians
• In the first eight months of this year, 3095
civilians have been killed and injured
•
5. Violence against women
• In the first six months of this year, 4156 cases
of violence against women have been
recorded in the AIHRC
•

10. Challenges . Out-of-court judgment
• Illegal armed commanders and Taliban in
remote areas, are doing these actions
•
. Weak rule of law and corruption
•
8. Citizens have not enough access to justice
•

11. For more information, please visit the AIHRC website:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/en

12. • On The website of the AIHRC daily
reports, quarter and annual reports and
research reports are available
•

13. Resources
• The AIHRC, the Report on the Citizens’ Access to Justice,
date of issue: Jenuary 2012
• The AIHRC, the Report on the Situation of Detention
Centers, date of issue: March 2012
• The AIHRC, the 2012 Annual Report, date of issue: June
2013
• The AIHRC, the 2012 The Human Rights Situation: 2013

14. Thank you
for your
attention
Ahad farzam
Email: ahad.farzam@gmail.com
New Dehli, India, 19/12/2013