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By Richard Bennett
In its resolution 51/20, the Human Rights Council requested the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls to prepare a joint report on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan. The present report is submitted to the Council pursuant to that request. The Special Rapporteur and the Working Group interviewed a total of 79 Afghans (67 women and 12 men), of whom 63 (51 women and 12 men) were inside Afghanistan. They included human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, academics, entrepreneurs, teachers, students, social service providers and businesswomen. In addition, they conducted a survey of 2,112 Afghan women across 18 provinces in March 2023, and drew on the insights of a further 159 women focus group participants on the survey results in 11 provinces. The Special Rapporteur and the Chair of the Working Group visited Afghanistan from 27 April to 4 May 2023. The experts visited Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, conducted site visits and met with representatives of the de facto authorities, civil society, women’s groups, entrepreneurs, religious leaders, teachers, journalists, victims of individual human rights violations, United Nations entities and the diplomatic community. The information they gathered during their visit is reflected below.
Keywords: Special Rapporteur, Working Group on discrimination, Women and girls in Afghanistan, Surveys and focus groups, De facto authorities, Human rights documentation