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Introduction





Asia

Europe and Central Asia

Middle East and North Africa

Special Issues and Campaigns

United States

Arms

Children’s Rights

Women’s Human Rights

Appendix




Defending Human Rights
No human rights organizations operated in any part of Afghanistan, although some nongovernmental organizations based in Pakistan did conduct investigations and carried out some monitoring and documentation of conditions inside the country. They did so at considerable risk, and some received threats from members of the Taliban and from the Islamic Party (Hebz-i Islami). A number of women working for Afghan nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Peshawar, Pakistan who have been critical of the Taliban’s policies also received threats. Najeeba Sara Bibi, a reporter with the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Pashto Service in Peshawar, received threats after she spoke about women’s rights at a gathering in connection with Afghan Independence Day. On October 5, two unidentified gunmen shot at her, but she was unharmed.


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China and Tibet

India

Indonesia and East Timor

Japan

Malaysia

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Vietnam


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