Girls, minorities worst hit since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: UN report | World News

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday launched a report on the human rights scenario within the nation that was retaken by the Taliban greater than 10 months in the past.

The report summarised the UNAMA’s findings almost about safety of civilians, extrajudicial killings, torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and detentions, rights of ladies and ladies, elementary freedoms and scenario in locations of detention. It additionally contained suggestions for each de facto authorities and the worldwide neighborhood.

It additional said that regardless of vital discount in armed violence between mid-August 2021 and mid-June 2022, 2,106 civilian casualties – 700 deaths, 1,406 accidents – had been recorded. Majority civilian casualties had been attributed to focused assaults by the ISKP (Islamic State – Khorasan Province) in opposition to minority communities in locations of worship.

The report stated that monitoring discovered that regardless of the improved safety scenario since 15 August, the individuals of Afghanistan, particularly girls and ladies, are disadvantaged of the “full enjoyment of their human rights”.

Listed here are a few of the key findings for the interval between August 15, 2021 to June 15, 2022:

• 2,106 civilian casualties (700 killed, 1,406 wounded) predominantly attributable to improvised explosive machine (IED) assaults attributed to ISIL-KP and unexploded ordnance (UXO).

• 160 extrajudicial killings, 178 arbitrary arrests and detentions, 23 situations of incommunicado detention and 56 situations of torture and ill-treatment of former ANDSF (Afghan Nationwide Protection and Safety Forces) and authorities officers carried out by the de facto authorities.

• 59 extrajudicial killings, 22 arbitrary arrests and detentions and 7 incidents of torture and ill-treatment by the de facto authorities of people accused of affiliation with ISKP.

• 18 extrajudicial killings, 54 situations of torture and ill-treatment and 113 situations of arbitrary arrest and detention and 23 circumstances of incommunicado detention of people accused of affiliation with self-identified “Nationwide Resistance Entrance”.

• 217 situations of merciless, inhuman and degrading punishments carried out by the de facto authorities since August 15, 2021

• 118 situations of extreme use of pressure by the de facto authorities between August 15, 2021, and June 15, 2022.

• Human rights violations affected 173 journalists and media staff, 163 of which had been attributed to the de facto authorities. Amongst these had been 122 situations of arbitrary arrest and detention, 58 situations of ill-treatment, 33 situations of threats and intimidation and 12 situations of incommunicado detention.Six journalists had been additionally killed throughout the interval (5 by ISKP, one by unknown perpetrators).

• Human rights violations affected 65 human rights defenders, 64 of which had been attributed to the de facto authorities. Amongst these had been 47 arbitrary arrests, 17 circumstances of incommunicado detention, 10 circumstances of ill-treatment and 17 circumstances of threats and intimidation.

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid termed the report as not true and nothing however propaganda."