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GENEVA: UN HRC RESOLUTION ON AFGHANISTAN FAILS TO DELIVER AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE
TO THE ESCALATING HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS
October 10, 2024
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(FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Responding to the resolution on Afghanistan adopted yesterday at the 57th
session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), which extended the
vital mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan but yet again failed
to establish an independent international accountability mechanism for the
country, Smriti Singh, Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty
International, said:
“The HRC has again shied away from sufficiently supporting justice for the
people of Afghanistan who have placed their hopes in the international
community. While it is notable that the UN HRC resolution recognizes the need to
investigate as well as to collect, preserve and analyze evidence of crimes under
international law and other serious human rights violations in Afghanistan, it
falls short of establishing an independent international accountability
mechanism that can actually perform these functions.
“The HRC has yet again missed the chance to deliver an adequate response,
advance accountability and justice, and deter further abuse of human rights as
the Taliban continues to intensify and escalate their crackdown on the rights of
the people in Afghanistan including through far reaching, draconian restrictions
on the rights of women and girls. An independent international accountability
mechanism that can identify perpetrators as well as investigate, collect, and
preserve evidence is critical to effectively address past and ongoing violations
as well as the pervasive impunity of over forty years that continues today.
“Shortcomings in this resolution also lets down brave activists, particularly
women human rights defenders, journalists and others who pursue their work in
the face of repression at a huge personal risk. Despite these shortcomings, the
resolution on Afghanistan has recognized the principles outlined in the
stocktaking on accountability options and processes by the UN Office of the High
Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
“This is the furthest that the HRC has come towards acknowledging the importance
of a comprehensive approach to accountability for past and ongoing violations.
It is imperative that UN member states build on this and on the recognition of
the need to collect and preserve evidence of human rights violations and move
towards establishing an independent international accountability mechanism at
the earliest opportunity.”
Background
The OHCHR stocktaking opens in a new tab on accountability options and
processes, mandated by the resolution on Afghanistan last year, was an
inadequate attempt by the UN Human Rights Council to address increasing calls
from civil s opens in a new tabociety opens in a new tab, victims and survivors
for stronger steps to support accountability for crimes under international law
and other serious violations. That said, the stocktaking marks the first time
in recent years that the UN is debating how to address serious accountability
gaps. The resulting OHCHR report emphasized the need for a comprehensive
approach to effectively addressing accountability in Afghanistan and that this
“should encompass all the different periods of the conflict and responsibilities
of all parties and perpetrators.”
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