Afghan Witness Says 3000 Human Rights Violations Recorded in Afghanistan in 2 Years

The United Kingdom-based "Afghan Witness”, announced that in the last two years, the organisation recorded 3,329 cases of human rights violations, such as violations of the right to life, women's rights, and, freedom of press in Afghanistan.

The group also mentioned that during this period under the Taliban reign, 112 former security forces had been killed by "unknown individuals".

In the report, in addition to the violation of Afghan women's right to education and employment, the group has documented the killing of more than 188 women by unknown perpetrators and members associated with the Taliban.

Afghan Witness has registered more than 160 protests, including 81 street protests led by women in different provinces of Afghanistan, in the last two years. The Taliban have continuously suppressed protests and arrested and tortured Afghan protesters.

The gradual erosion of ground for independent media and civil society is one of the issues mentioned in the report. According to Afghan Witness, 67 civil society activists, 98 journalists, and media activists have been arrested in the last two years.

According to Afghan Witness, ISIS carried out targeted attacks in Afghanistan, especially against Hazara and Shia communities, over the last two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The group has documented, more than 29 attacks on Hazaras and Shias carried out by ISIS, as a result of which 193 members of this ethnic and religious group have been killed and more than 400 members have been injured.

Afghan Witness has also recorded that as per the order of the Taliban courts, more than 350 people have been punished publicly on the charges of "illicit relations" and at least two people have been executed.