Human Rights and Afghanistan information and sources

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
Established pursuant to the Bonn Agreement (5 December 2001), the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) is performing its activities in the areas of promotion, protection and monitoring of human rights.

Website AIHRC
http://www.aihrc.org.af/

Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is dedicated to protect the human rights of people around the world.

The organisation stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. HRW investigates and exposes human rights violations and hold abusers accountable.

Website HRW and Afghanistan
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=afghan

Amnesty International
Website Amnesty International and Afghanistan
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/asia-and-pacific/south-asia/afghanistan

Human Rights First
Human Rights First protects refugees who flee persecution, victims of crimes against humanity or other mass human rights violations, victims of discrimination, those whose rights are eroded in the name of national security, and human rights advocates who are targeted for defending the rights of others.

Website Human Rights First
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/

UN Human Rights Council/OGCHR
The website of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva and the situation in Afghanistan/ United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Website OHCHR
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/AsiaRegion/Pages/AFIndex.aspx


Some important documents considering Human Rights in general

UN Secretary General’s report on “Fundamental standards of humanity”:
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=484d15732

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/disappearance-convention.htm

UN report on the “Question of the death penalty”:
http://www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.RES.2000.65.En?Opendocument