Afghanistan: Taliban Repression, Hunger Increases
Women’s Rights Drastically Curtailed; Mounting Islamic State Atrocities
![Women and children in need of food outside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 28, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/01/202301asia_afghanistan_wr.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=fzW9c1ph)
Women’s Rights Drastically Curtailed; Mounting Islamic State Atrocities
Courts Imposing Harsh Sentences on Environmentalists, Bloggers
Heightened Discrimination Against Religious Minorities, Women, LGBT People
Bogus Charges Against Union Leaders, Opposition Politicians, Activists
Trial an assault on political opposition and democratic norms before elections
New Policy Obstructs Lifesaving Work of Rescue NGOs, Violates International Law
Reject Efforts to Weaken Safeguards Against Tech-Driven Exploitation
Authorities in Minsk Should Immediately Free Yekaterina Yanshina
New Policy Will Further Limit Access to Life-saving Asylum
October 2022