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Taliban government declared the AIHRC to be dissolved. The AIHRC refused to recognise the dissolution, stating "The AIHRC belongs to the people of Afghanistan and continues its activities to monitor, evaluate, promote and protect human rights in Afghanistan. ... The AIHRC belongs to the people of
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Afghanistan, and only decisions based on the will of the people and by international standards will justify its fate." The AIHRC stated that the Taliban government "lacks national legitimacy and international recognition and is not based on the people's will".
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quoted several AIHRC investigators as being glad of the renewed attention to human rights that the Canadian scandal had created, but fearful of the political consequences from the Afghan leadership once past abuses came to light.
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when questions arose about the ability of the AIHRC to monitor the status of individuals detained by Canadian soldiers and given into Afghan custody. A report in
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in 2021, the AIHRC was unable to carry out its work, due to the Taliban confiscating the human rights commission's "buildings, vehicles and computers".
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The AIHRC described itself as a "constitutionalized, national and independent human rights body in Afghanistan." It refers destitute orphans to the
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and the investigation of human rights abuses. As of May 2022, during the
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International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions
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Official site of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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on national human rights institutions, and article 58 of the
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Index

Dari
Pashto
national human rights institution
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
human rights
Afghanistan
Shaharzad Akbar
Rawadari
Kabul
Bonn Agreement
United Nations General Assembly resolution
Paris Principles
Constitution of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Mahboba's promise
Shaharzad Akbar
Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandal
The Globe and Mail
Taliban capture of the country
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions
Asia Pacific Forum
Afghan Unlawful Killings inquiry
Human rights in Afghanistan
Bonn Agreement (Afghanistan)
National human rights institutions
Paris Principles
Rafiullah Bidar
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

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