Afghanistan: CSO head beaten and arrested, house raided and relatives taken away
Event- Country
- Afghanistan
- Initial Date
- Jun 23, 2022
- Event Description
Sources in Balkh province have reported that the Taliban arrested Mohammad Saber Bator, head of Hamnawa Social Organization in Balkh, along with four others from Sholgara district of this province Thursday last week, and took them to an unknown place.
Relatives of Bator have confirmed that the Taliban raided his residence on Thursday last week. According to them, the Taliban first beat Bator and then took away his brother, one of his relatives, and two of his guest with him.
Bator’s family says there is no news about his fate and his companions so far.
Saber Bator had gone to Iran after the fall of the former government, and had returned home about two months ago, his relatives said.
- Impact of Event
- 3
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Abduction/Kidnapping
- Raid
- Violence (physical)
- Rights Concerned
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- Family of HRD
- NGO staff
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 36.26712289584557
Longitude: 67.27730600822076
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 23 June 2022, Mohammad Saber Batorm head of Hamnawa Social Organization, was arrested by the Taliban, who raided his house, beat him, and took away his brother and another relative in Sholgara district of Balkh Province, Afghanistan.