Afghanistan: WHRD detained by the Taliban for 15 days
Event- Country
- Afghanistan
- Initial Date
- Oct 7, 2023
- Event Description
Reliable sources have confirmed that the Taliban arrested and detained Manija Sadeqi, a member of the “Spontaneous Women’s Movement of Afghanistan,” 15 days ago.
Laila Basim, another member of the Spontaneous Women’s Movement of Afghanistan, confirmed on Monday, October 23, in an interview with Hasht-e Subh Daily, that the Taliban apprehended Manija Sadeqi on October 7, 15 days ago, in the Kart-e-Naw area of Kabul city.
According to Basim, despite the 15-day efforts by Sadeghi’s family to secure her release, they have been unsuccessful.
Basim states that the reason for detaining female protesters is their resistance against the Taliban’s misogynistic actions.
It is essential to note that the Taliban also detained Neda Parwani along with her child and husband on September 19 and Julia Parsi on October 26 this year from Kabul city. These two women are also members of the Spontaneous Women’s Movement of Afghanistan.
The arrest of Parwani and Parsi has sparked various reactions.
Despite repeated calls from human rights organizations for the release of the detained female protesters, the Taliban have remained unresponsive to their actions.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 34.57452966582465
Longitude: 69.18315494407298
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 7 October 2023, community-based WHRD Manija Sadeqi, was detained by the Taliban due to her involvement in the women's rights movement in Kabul, Afghanistan.