Afghanistan: WHRD sentenced to two years after months in detention
Event- Country
- Afghanistan
- Initial Date
- Feb 27, 2024
- Event Description
WHRD Manije Siddiqi was reportedly sentenced to 2 years in prison in February 2024. Part of the Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women, Manije had been in detention since her arrest on 24 September 2023. She was reportedly held by the intelligence agency for more than 2 months and then transferred to Pul-e Charki prison in early December prior to her sentencing in February. Manije was subsequently released on 6 April as part of an amnesty.
During her detention, fellow activists raised serious concerns about her health and claimed that she had been tortured. Just days before she was released, Manije appeared on an Afghan news program to talk about how well she had been treated while in detention. This statement was almost certainly given under duress as a condition for her release.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
SRMO Afghanistan Civic Space Quarterly Report (January - March 2024)
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 34.584530264224746
Longitude: 69.19225143805951
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 27 February 2024, WHRD Manije Siddiqi, was sentenced to two years imprisonment after being held for months by the intelligence agency over her role in the Afghan Women's Movement in Kabul, Afghanistan.