Afghanistan: more WHRDs face arrest

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
Nov 19, 2022
Event Description

In an interview, sources confirmed Thursday that Farhat Popalzai was arrested by the Taliban six days after the arrest of Zarifa Yaqoobi along with her four other colleagues.

According to sources, the Taliban fighters have taken Popalzai with her father to one of the security areas of Kabul and arrested her after checking her cell phone.

The Taliban have not yet provided details on the matter.

Zarifa Yaqoobi, a women’s rights activist, was arrested in Kabul last Thursday, and still, her hideout along with her four colleagues is not yet clear.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Woman
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to liberty and security
  • Women's rights
HRD
  • Community-based HRD
  • WHRD
Perpetrator-Non-State
  • Non-state
Source

8am

Monitoring Status
Pending
Summary for Publications

On 19 November 2022, Farhat Popalzai, community-based WHRD, was arrested by the Taliban for advocating for women's rights in Kabul, Afghanistan.