Statements

Issued by: Afghanistan Women’s Justice Movement September 8, International Literacy Day, is not only a celebration of knowledge, books, and the power of words—it is also a day to reflect on the shame...

In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful With hearts heavy with grief and eyes filled with tears, the Afghan Women’s Justice Movement extends its deepest condolences on the tra...

Subject: Condemnation of the Taliban Leader’s Decree to Remove Women’s Photos from National IDs The Afghanistan Women’s Justice Movement strongly condemns the recent verbal decree by the Taliban’s a...

An: Herrn Friedrich Merz, Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Herrn Johann Wadephul, Bundesminister des Auswärtigen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Herrn Alexander Dobrindt, Bundesminis...

Following the launch of the global campaign to protect Afghan journalists in Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey on 11 August 2025 — initiated by Afghan journalists in cooperation with the “Organization for th...

We, the undersigned—women protesters, civil and political activists, human rights defenders, academics, and representatives of ethnic and religious minorities—issue this statement on the fourth anni...

We, a group of human rights activists, protest movements, civil society organizations, and Afghan diaspora networks, express our deep concern about two decisions recently taken by the German governme...

Do not recognize the Taliban All Afghan citizens and human rights defenders around the world are invited to demonstrate on August 15 and express their opposition to legitimizing the Taliban. Four...

Addressed to the Government of the Russian Federation and the International Diplomatic Community We, a collective of Afghan civil institutions, protest movements, and human rights organizations, ex...

We, the protesting and justice-seeking women of Afghanistan, firmly reject the Russian Federation’s decision to recognize the Taliban regime. We consider this decision shameful, unconscionable, and...

Subject: Request for Legal Action Against Cheryl Benard, Wife of Zalmay Khalilzad, for Complicity in Crimes Against Humanity and Whitewashing the Taliban Regime To: The Prosecutor of the International...

Members of the Independent Coalition of Afghan Women’s Protest Movements have reacted to the UN's “Mosaic” plan for engagement with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, urging UNAMA to publicly and transparentl...