Examining factors of threats against Human Rights Defenders and Women Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan

Threat factors for human rights defenders depend on a complex body of factors including absence of rule of law, social, cultural, political and economic issues, low public awareness levels, gender issues and distance from urban centers. Absence of rule of law in Afghanistan has paved the grounds for Taliban, AOGs, opportunists and abusers including religious, political individuals, narcotics and economic mafia and even some of the soldiers in defense and security forces to threat human rights defenders. Threats against human rights defenders take place in a context of low public awareness but what intertwines all these is the current war or insecurity, with attempts to get privileges in the peace talks by Taliban acting as the factor increasing threats against human rights defenders.

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