UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe

Afghanistan: Establishment of accountability mechanism a landmark moment in pursuit of justice

Reacting to the UN Human Rights Council’s decision to establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse evidence of past and ongoing crimes under international law and human rights violations and abuses, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:  “In the face of continued impunity in Afghanistan, the establishment of a UN-mandated evidence gathering mechanism is…

UN launches probe into human rights violations in Afghanistan

The scope of the investigation notably includes violations and abuses against women and girls. It will also prepare files to facilitate independent criminal proceedings.

U.N. to investigate suspected abuses in Afghanistan

For years, both Afghan and international rights groups have sought such a probe. Calls have become louder as the Taliban tightened restrictions on women and freedom of expression.

UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan Accountability Body

Click to expand Image The United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Hannes Albert/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution puts the Taliban and all others responsible for seri…

UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan

The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls.

UN rights body orders probe into human rights in Afghanistan, with a focus on women and girls

The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to set up an ongoing probe of human rights violations in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including against women and girls, in a measure pushed for by the European Union.