Afghanistan: civil society coordinator shot to death

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
May 21, 2020
Event Description

On 21 May, in Qalat city, gunmen shot and injured human rights defender Mohammad Ibrahim Ebrat. Ebrat, the coordinator for Zabul of the Civil Society Joint Working Group, died of his injuries on 28 May. Before the attack, reportedly Ebrat had received death threats from the Taliban, who urged him to cease his human rights work. 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-Non-State
  • Suspected non-state
Source

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

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 32.10348800695881

Longitude: 66.90784800388288

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 21 May 2020, Mohammad Ibrahim Ebrat, NGO worker was shot dead by unknow assailants after receiving death threats from the Taliban, who urged him to cease his human rights work Qalat city, Afghanistan.