In the name of Allah, the compassionate and the merciful. Mr. Chairman, Your Majesty Mohammed Zither Shah Your Excellency Chairman Hamid Karzai Distinguished Members of the Loyal Jirga Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Secretary-General and my colleagues at UNAMA, I would like to congratulate the people of Afghanistan on the opening …
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
