{"id":10878,"date":"2020-07-02T15:45:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2020-07-02T15:45:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:45:58","slug":"urgent-appeal-the-observathe-killing-of-ms-fatima-khalil-donor-liaison-officer-at-afghanistan-independent-human-rights-commission-aihrc-and-her-driver-mr-jawid-folad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/2020\/07\/urgent-appeal-the-observathe-killing-of-ms-fatima-khalil-donor-liaison-officer-at-afghanistan-independent-human-rights-commission-aihrc-and-her-driver-mr-jawid-folad\/","title":{"rendered":"URGENT APPEAL: The killing of Ms.\u00a0Fatima Khalil,\u00a0Donor Liaison Officer at Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC),\u00a0and her driver Mr.\u00a0Jawid Folad,\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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AFG 002 \/ 0720 \/ OBS 075<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Afghanistan<\/strong><\/div>\n
July 1, 2020<\/div>\n
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT<\/span>) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in\u00a0\u00a0Afghanistan<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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Description of the situation:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the killing of Ms.\u00a0Fatima Khalil,\u00a0<\/strong>Donor Liaison Officer at Afghanistan\u2019s national human rights institution, the\u00a0Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC),\u00a0and her driver Mr.\u00a0Jawid Folad,\u00a0<\/strong>also a staff member\u00a0of AIHRC.<\/div>\n
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According to the information received, on June 27, 2020, Ms.\u00a0Fatima Khalil\u00a0and Mr.\u00a0Jawid Folad\u00a0were victims of a bomb attack in\u00a0Butkhak square\u00a0in Kabul\u2019s District 12. The two human rights defenders were on their way to the AIHRC office when an improvised explosive device (IED) placed under their car exploded.\u00a0As of the time of publication of this Urgent Appeal,\u00a0the attack had not been claimed by anyone and the perpetrators had not been identified.<\/div>\n
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The Observatory strongly condemns the killing of Ms. Fatima Khalil\u00a0and Mr.\u00a0Jawid Folad and recalls this\u00a0is not the first time that AIHRC staff have been subjected to targeted killings. In September 2019, Mr.\u00a0Abdul Samad Ameri<\/strong>, the interim Head of the Ghor provincial office of AIHRC, was abducted on the Kabul-Ghor highway in Maidan Wardak Province and shot dead two days later.<\/div>\n
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The Observatory\u00a0urges the Afghan authorities to immediately carry out a thorough, transparent, and impartial investigation into the killing of\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Fatima Khalil\u00a0and Mr.\u00a0Jawid Folad, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them before an independent tribunal, and sanction them as provided by the law.<\/div>\n
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The Observatory is particularly concerned by the alarming number of targeted attacks against human rights defenders across Afghanistan and\u00a0recalls that on June 3, 2020, Mr.\u00a0Ibrahim Ebrat<\/strong>,\u00a0representative of the\u00a0Civil Society Joint Working Group (CSJWG) in Zabul Province, was killed after being attacked\u00a0while he was returning from Ramadan prayers<\/a>[1].\u00a0No investigation has been initiated to date.<\/div>\n
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The Observatory calls on the Afghan authorities to implement the strategy for the protection of human rights defenders, to which they publicly committed on January 20, 2020, and to put an end to the culture of impunity that prevails in the country.<\/div>\n
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Actions requested:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Please write to the authorities of Afghanistan asking them to:<\/div>\n
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i. Guarantee, in all circumstances, the physical integrity and psychological well-being of all human rights defenders in\u00a0Afghanistan;<\/div>\n
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ii. Carry out a swift, thorough, transparent, and impartial investigation into the killing of\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Fatima Khalil\u00a0and Mr.\u00a0Jawid Foladin order to identify all those responsible, bring them before an independent tribunal, and punish them as provided by the law;<\/div>\n
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iii.\u00a0Put an end to all acts of harassment against\u00a0all human rights defenders in Afghanistan,\u00a0and\u00a0ensure that they are able to carry out their activities without hindrance\u00a0and fear of reprisals in all circumstances;<\/div>\n
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iv.\u00a0Conform with the provisions of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 9, 1998, especially its Articles 1 and 12.2; and<\/div>\n
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v.\u00a0Ensure in all circumstances the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and with international and regional human rights instruments ratified by Afghanistan.<\/div>\n
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Addresses:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,\u00a0Twitter:\u00a0@ARG_AFG<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Abdul Baseer Anwar,\u00a0Minister of Justice,\u00a0Email:\u00a0info@moj.gov.af<\/a>, Twitter: @MojAfghanistan<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ministry of Interior Affairs, Email:\u00a0info@moi.gov.af<\/a>, Twitter: @moiafghanistan<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0H.E Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Email:\u00a0\u00a0mission.afghanistan@bluewin.ch; afg.geneva@mfa.af<\/a><\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Embassy of Afghanistan in Brussels, Belgium, Email:\u00a0\u00a0Info@EmbassyAfghanistan.be<\/a><\/div>\n
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Please also write to the diplomatic missions or embassies of Afghanistan in your respective country.<\/div>\n
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Geneva-Paris, July 1, 2020<\/div>\n
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Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.<\/div>\n
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (the Observatory) was created in 1997 by\u00a0OMCT<\/span>\u00a0and FIDH. The objective of this programme is to intervene to prevent or remedy situations of repression against human rights defenders.\u00a0OMCT<\/span>\u00a0and FIDH are both members of\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0ProtectDefenders.eu<\/em>, the\u00a0<\/em>European Union Human Rights Defenders Mechanism implemented by international civil society.<\/em><\/div>\n
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To contact the Observatory, call the emergency line:<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E-mail:\u00a0Appeals@fidh-omct<\/span>.org<\/a><\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tel and fax\u00a0OMCT<\/span>\u00a0+ 41 22 809 49 39 \/ + 41 22 809 49 29<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tel and fax FIDH + 33 1 43 55 25 18 \/ +33 1 43 55 18 80<\/div>\n
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<\/a>[1]<\/sup>\u00a0See Observatory Urgent Appeal\u00a0\u200bAFG 001 \/ 0620 \/ OBS 060, published on June 2, 2020.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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