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Meanwhile, Afghanistan is experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, worsened by funding shortfalls from donor countries. The UN estimates that more than half of Afghanistan’s population – 23 million people – face food insecurity. Women and girls are among the most seriously affected. This drop in foreign assistance has severely undermined Afghanistan’s healthcare system and worsened malnutrition and illnesses resulting from inadequate medical care. The Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls have impeded access to health care, jeopardizing their right to health. But this anniversary is also a call to action. As Afghans inside the country and those who have fled to seek asylum and resettlement elsewhere wait for desperately needed aid and protection, it’s a reminder to donor countries that engaging in Afghanistan shouldn’t come at the cost of reinforcing the Taliban’s repressive policies against women and girls. Donors should ensure assistance to Afghanistan goes to those most in need and they should work towards justice for Afghans experiencing abuse under Taliban rule. As Human Rights Watch Afghanistan researcher Fereshta Abbasi says, “All governments should support efforts to hold the Taliban leadership and all those responsible for serious crimes in Afghanistan to account.” |
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Renewed Hope for Justice for Burundi Massacre Survivors and families of victims of a 2004 attack on the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi have filed criminal cases against alleged perpetrators of the massacre. The complaints, which allege genocide and crimes against humanity, are a new effort to secure long-awaited justice two decades later. |
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