Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, welcomed the release of Matiullah Wesa, an activist for the rights of girls' education in Afghanistan, from the Taliban prison, wrote on the X channel: "With my colleagues, I welcome the release of Matiullah Wisa and we demand the release of all Afghan human rights defenders.”.
Afghanistan is facing a convergence of challenges, including a deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban's repressive policies and practices, a culture of impunity, an ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis, recent deadly earthquakes, and the possibility of massive involuntary returns, all of which require urgent action to avoid further suffering and potential instability in the country and the region, a UN expert said today.
The United Nations Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid or OCHA, by publishing a new report, said that due to the earthquakes in western Afghanistan, 114 thousand people are in need of help and 93 million dollars are needed to support them.
Soraya is one of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Herat province, who lost her four daughters under the debris.
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett today urged Pakistan to uphold the absolute and non-derogable principle of non-refoulement and prevent collective expulsion and forced return” & cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals.
ICRC and IFRC called on all parties to exercise restraint, to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law, and to protect civilians – which must remain at the core of everything we do.
