Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1989.

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16 versions · 1989–2025

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Afghan Refugees Afghanistan Afghanistan Situation Civilian Persons Detained Persons Disappearance of Persons Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Political Prisoners Right to Life Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

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13 operative paragraphs

Commends the efforts of the Special Rapporteur to fulfil his mandate and takes note of his interim report on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan;

Welcomesthe co-operation that the Afghan authorities extended to the Commission on Human Rights by permitting its Special Rapporteur to visit Afghanistan from 11 to 19 September 1988;

Expresses its serious concern that, in spite of improvements identified by the Special Rapporteur, acts of war continue and violations of human rights persist with the same frequency as in the past, especially affecting the civilian population and threatening the life and security of innocent men, women and children;

Expresses its concern that, despite the significant reduction in the numbers of political prisoners as a result of various measures, over two thousand persons are still in prison for political reasons, and urges the Afghan authorities to pursue the policy of amnesty and to guarantee that released prisoners are not placed under surveillance or harassed following their release;

Notes with grave concern the continuing allegations of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners on remand and política! prisoners;

Notes with equal concern the reports of disappearances and urges the Afghan authorities to investigate the fate of ali missing persons;

Notes a/so with concern indications that the economic, social and cultural situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated over the years of conflict and has now become critica!;

Expresses its great concern that more than five million refugees remain outside the country because they fear the climate of insecurity in Afghanistan, the extensive presence of mines and explosives, and the continued bombardments of the civilian population;

Calls once again upon all the parties to the conflict, in order to alleviate the suffering of the people of Afghanistan, to apply fully the principies and rules ofinternational humanitarian law and to co-operate fully and effectively with international humanitarian organizations, in particular to facilitate the protection activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross;

Underlines that in post-war Afghanistan it will be essential to adopt concrete measures aimed at securing the observance of human rights;

Urges the authorities in Afghanistan to continue to co-operate with the Commission on Human Rights and its Special Rapporteur:

Requests the Secretary-General to give ali necessary assistance to the Special Rapporteur;

Decides to keep under consideration, during its forty-fourth session, the question ofhuman rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan in order to re-examine this question in the light of additional elements provided by the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council.

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