Geneva: UN HRC resolution on Afghanistan fails to deliver an adequate response to the escalating human rights crisis

By Amnesty International

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, […] The post Geneva: UN HRC resolution on Afghanistan fails to deliver an adequate response to the escalating human rights crisis appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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