Afghanistan: surgeon detained after criticising the women and girls' education ban
Event- Country
- Afghanistan
- Initial Date
- Mar 20, 2024
- Event Description
A surgeon was detained in Kabul on 20 March 2024 by Taliban intelligence personnel. He had reportedly recently criticized the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education while being interviewed on a television program. He was reportedly released on bail after guaranteeing he would end his criticism.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Online
- Right to liberty and security
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
SRMO Afghanistan Civic Space Quarterly Report (January - March 2024)
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 34.57700436650887
Longitude: 69.17621484090645
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 20 March 2024, an undisclosed surgeon, was detained by the Taliban after criticising the ban on women and girls' education in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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