Afghanistan: community based defender gunned down

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
Dec 24, 2020
Event Description

On 24 December, in Deh Naw village, Hesa-i-Awal Kohistan district, Kapisa province, gunmen shot and killed civil society activist Freshta Kohistani. Civil society and media indicated that Kohistani had previously posted on her social media account about threats received. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. On 28 December, security officials reported having arrested suspects involved in the attack.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Woman
Violation
  • Death
  • Killing
  • Violence (physical)
Rights Concerned
  • Right to life
HRD
  • Community-based HRD
  • WHRD
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: 34.729843087774164

Longitude: 70.18744029940262

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 24 December 2020, Freshta Kohistani, community-based HRD, was gunned down by unknown assailants after receiving threats in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.