Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said in a statement released April 1 that the fate is still unknown of civil activists, human rights defenders, and protesters who have been arrested without charge.
The Commission welcomed Amnesty International’s report in connection with the arbitrary arrests of civil and human rights activists by the Taliban forces and asked the national and international organizations that the report and its recommendations be taken seriously.
AIHRC’s statement writes that Amnesty International has paid serious attention to the situation of human rights in Afghanistan in its annual report and has revealed widespread human rights violations.
According to the commission, the international human rights organization is concerned about the painful situation of women, restrictions on the right to education, the killing of civilians and innocent people, the plight of former Afghan National Security Forces, the promotion and implementation of “kangaroo” courts, the restrictions imposed on the media, and the human rights situation and ethnic-religious minorities in Afghanistan. And it is asking the international community to stand by the people involved in the crisis of Afghanistan in this difficult situation.
The commission adds that Amnesty International’s report is being published while cultural and civil activists, including Zakaria Osoli, Rasool Parsi, Nargis Sadat, Musa Shain, Mortaza Behboodi, Sayed Mahmood Hussaini, Matiullah Wesa have been arrested without committing any crime and there is no information about their fate.
AIHRC further adds that until now, numerous national and international organizations have taken a clear stance against the arbitrary arrests and have demanded the release of these people. The Taliban, despite the global backlash, have not stopped their arbitrary detainment of people and have not paid any regard to these calls for humanity and respect of human rights from these organizations.
The commission states that it once again calls on governments and international human rights mechanisms to put more pressure on the Taliban in order to end the abuse of human rights and stop the arbitrariness of these clear violations.
The commission emphasized that it will not hesitate to upload human rights values and will continue to support victims and stand with other institutions and national and international human rights activists.
Human Rights Watch recently said that the Taliban arrests of women and human rights defenders have increased in recent months.
