Situation of human rights in Afghanistan: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett* (A/HRC/58/80) (Advance unedited version)

Human Rights Council
Fifty-eighth session
24 February–4 April 2025
Agenda item 2
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Summary

In the present report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 57/3, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan provides a general overview of the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, with a specific focus on women and girls, civic space and minorities. The report mainly covers the period between 1 August and 31 December 2024 and builds on previous reports submitted to the Council and the General Assembly. The Special Rapporteur has also prepared a separate study, in accordance with resolution 57/3, on the law on the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice.