In an open letter, 16 human rights organisations have maded an urgent plea to Bahraini authorities to release opposition leader Hassan Mushaima. Detained since 2011, he requires urgent medical treatment. “Writing to you urgently regarding Mr. Hassan Mushaima, a 75-year-old Bahraini political activist who is imprisoned for exercising...

The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that Afghanistan has seen an increase in violence against Shia Hazara community in the past month.   The office of the United Nations Deputy Mission in Afghanistan has written on its X page today (Monday, 13th of December) that in the past month, Afghanistan has seen an increase in violence against the Hazara people (Shiites).

Human Rights Watch says that the Taliban arbitrarily arrest, threaten and torture protesting women. Human Rights Watch has said in a report recently (Thursday, 30 November) that Julia Parsi, Neda Parwani, Manijeh Sediqi and Parisa Azadah are four women's rights activists who have been arbitrarily arrested by the Taliban.

Human Rights Watch says that Pakistani police have sexually harassed Afghan women and girls. Human Rights Watch has said in a report that Pakistani authorities have committed massive violations against Afghan citizens in order to force them to return to their country.

“Women and girls, journalists, and those belonging to minority and ethnic communities face heightened risks if deported from Pakistan to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan”, today said Amnesty International. Amnesty International urged Pakistan must immediately halt deportations to prevented further escalation of this crisis.