Afghanistan: CSO worker killed after seeking protection

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
Jul 1, 2020
Event Description

On 1 July, in Farah city, gunmen shot and killed the spokesperson of the Farah Civil Society Network Hamidullah Rahmani. He was also a teacher, an elder and the head of the Teachers’ Association. He had reportedly previously asked the National Directorate of Security to provide security for him. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Man
Violation
  • Death
  • Killing
  • Violence (physical)
Rights Concerned
  • Right to life
HRD
  • NGO staff
Perpetrator-State
  • Unknown
Perpetrator-Non-State
  • Unknown
Source

Special Report: Killing of Human Rights Defenders, Journalists and Media Workers in Afghanistan

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 32.370041944826575

Longitude: 62.11787486709915

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 1 July 2021, Hamidullah Rahmani, spokesperson of the Farah Civil Society Network Hamidullah Rahmani, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen after reportedly asking to provide security for him in Farah city, Afghanistan.