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Afghanistan president demands transfer of prisoners of war at Bagram
June 10, 2013 by G. Redd
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai demanded Saturday that all prisoners of war held by UK forces at Bagram Airfield be released into Afghan custody. The estimated number of detainees is more than 80. Karzai's spokesperson, Aimal Faizi, confirmed that Karzai instructed National Security Advisor.... [more]
Afghanistan lawmakers approve new electoral law
May 24, 2013 by G. Redd
The Afghan Parliament approved two new electoral laws Wednesday that will take effect in the elections next spring. According to Tolo News of Afghanistan, the statutes in question will provide a legal framework for the quarantine of ballot boxes and the creation of a complaints commission. Both.... [more]
US transfers full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan
March 25, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The US gave full control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan on Monday, winding down US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sought to regain control of the detention center in efforts to reclaim sovereignty over the country, as the US begins withdrawing troops from the.... [more]
Afghanistan government confirms UN findings of prisoner torture
February 11, 2013 by Dan Taglioli
An Afghan government commission announced Monday that it has confirmed the findings of a report released last month by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that revealed widespread torture and mistreatment of prisoners in facilities across Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai had.... [more]
Kabul Execution Spree Bodes Ill for Human Rights [comment]
December 17, 2012 by Stephanie Kogut
JURIST Guest Columnist Heather Barr, the Human Rights Watch researcher for Afghanistan, argues that the executions approved recently approved by Afghanistan's president are further distancing the country from its western support...When the executions came, they happened so quickly that they were.... [more]
Afghanistan government ends death penalty moratorium with 8 executions
November 21, 2012 by Addison Morris
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Afghan government to institute a moratorium on further executions after eight men were hanged, marking an end of Afghanistan's four-year virtual moratorium on the death penalty. Human rights advocacy groups, such as HRW, see this mass execution as a.... [more]
Afghanistan president claims US violating detainee pact
November 19, 2012 by Blake Lynch
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that US forces were capturing and holding Afghans in violation of a detainee transfer pact and that US forces should turn over that responsibility to Karzai's forces. Karzai's statement urged Afghan officials to make efforts towards toward obtaining.... [more]
Afghanistan election commission removed 9 lawmakers [this day at law]
August 21, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On August 21, 2011, the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced that nine lawmakers would be removed from their parliamentary positions because of election fraud during the 2010 election. In January 2011, Afghan President Hamid Karzai had postponed the seating of parliament.... [more]
Afghanistan president dissolved special elections court [this day at law]
August 10, 2012 by Cody Harding
On August 10, 2011, Afghan President Hamid Karzai dissolved the special elections court that he had created to investigate election fraud in parliamentary elections. The court was criticized as a vehicle for overturning the electoral gains made by many of Karzai's political opponents. In June.... [more]
HRW urges Afghanistan to release women and girls jailed for 'moral crimes'
March 30, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Afghan government to release women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for "moral crimes", many of which involve flight from unlawful forced marriage or domestic violence and "zina," which is sex outside of marriage due to rape or forced.... [more]
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