The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by calling for all allegations of torture in Afghanistan to be properly investigated. UNAMA’s chief human rights official, Norah Niland, calls for those responsible for such abuse to be brought to account. Niland says: “Torture, without …
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Children at the Roghani Refugee Camp in Chaman, a Pakistani border town. Children and young people make up a large percentage of the population at Roghani Refugee Camp
UNAMA strongly condemns this morning’s suicide attack in Khogiani district of Nangarhar province whose principal victims were reportedly civilians. We share the outrage of all Afghans at such indiscriminate targeting of innocent people. Our condolences go to the families and communities of those killed or injured. We also note that the circumstances of this attack …
