Afghanistan

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Abduction 15
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Aimaq 2
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Children's rights 24
Children-at-risk 18
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Conflict situation 36
Constitutional law 8
Convention against Torture (CAT) 2
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 4
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 3
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Democracy 8
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Domestic violence 9
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Extrajudicial executions 25
Extreme poverty 6
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Family reunification 1
Female genital mutilation (FGM) 6
Forced labour 1
Forced marriage 16
Foreign occupation 4
Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 33
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Freedom of expression 26
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Freedom of religion 6
Freedom of speech 10
Gender discrimination 18
Gender mainstreaming 6
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Good governance 77
Gross, systematic and large-scale 4
HIV and AIDS 7
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Hazara 8
Hindu 4
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Human Rights Council 4
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Human rights and fundamental freedoms 54
Human rights law 2
Human rights monitors 5
Humanitarian assistance 20
IDP camps 5
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Immigrants 4
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Impunity 18
Independence of judiciary 14
Integration 5
Internal armed conflict 38
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 36
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 4
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) 2
International armed conflict 28
International courts and tribunals 1
International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 9
International protection 2
Involuntary repatriation 1
Jew 1
Jurisdiction 3
Juvenile justice system 2
Kuchi 6
Labour law 1
Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 9
Laws relating to religion 3
Legal representation / Legal aid 3
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 14
Livelihoods 19
Maternal and child health care 4
Mental health 5
Mentally disadvantaged persons 1
Mercenaries 1
Migrant rights 1
Migrants 9
Military courts 4
Military law 2
Military operations 38
Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 4
Minorities 12
Minority rights 3
Muslim 12
National security / Public order 2
Nomads 4
Non-refoulement 4
Nuristanis 5
Opposition 2
Panjshiris 2
Pashtun 11
Passports 1
Pastoralists 1
Peace process 8
Peacekeeping 12
Persecution based on political opinion 6
Persecution of family members 1
Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 4
Persons of concern to UNHCR 2
Police 17
Political groups 29
Political parties 33
Political situation 111
Polygamy 1
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 1
Pre-trial detention 6
Prison or detention conditions 30
Prisoners of war 1
Proof of nationality 1
Property restitution 1
Prosecution vs persecution 1
Prostitution / Commercial sex work 5
Protection of camps 1
Protection of civilian persons in time of war 23
Protestant 1
Public health 13
Racial / Ethnic persecution 6
Reconciliation 11
Refoulement 4
Refugee / Asylum law 6
Refugee camps 4
Refugee identity documents 3
Refugee law 2
Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 1
Refugees 40
Registration 1
Reintegration 8
Rejected asylum-seekers 3
Rejection at border 1
Religious discrimination 2
Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 5
Resettlement 1
Return conditions 4
Returnees 18
Right to a nationality 1
Right to education 22
Right to employment 10
Right to family life 2
Right to food 1
Right to health 5
Right to justice 3
Right to liberty and security 2
Right to life 5
Right to return 1
Right to seek asylum 3
Right to self-determination 1
Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 42
SGBV 50
Salafi 1
Secondary movement 1
Security forces 48
Security situation 119
Sexual and reproductive rights 4
Sharia law 5
Shia 6
Sikh 4
Single heads of household 1
Smuggling of persons 1
Social group discrimination 1
Spontaneous return 1
State of emergency 1
State protection 2
Statelessness 1
Sufi 3
Sunni 6
Tajik 8
Terrorism 21
Trafficking in persons 15
Transgression of social / cultural norms 1
Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) 8
Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations 4
Turkmen 5
Unaccompanied / Separated children 6
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4
Unlawful departure 1
Urban refugees 1
Uzbek 8
Voluntary repatriation 11
War crimes 6
Widowed persons 1
Witnesses 2
Women's rights 55
Women-at-risk 16

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Medieval Afghan Fort Under Threat 11 April 2013 \| Publisher: Institute for War and Peace Reporting \| Document type: Country Reports
In Afghan Child Abuse Cases, Victims Go to Jail 26 March 2013 \| Publisher: Institute for War and Peace Reporting \| Document type: Country Reports
The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security : report of the Secretary-General 5 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Country of Origin Information Report - Afghanistan 15 February 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office \| Document type: Country Reports
Land, People, and the State in Afghanistan: 2002 - 2012 February 2013 \| Publisher: Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on situation of human rights in Afghanistan 28 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy 4 January 2013 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
All Bets are Off! European Commission Prospects for (B)reaching Agreements and Drug Control in Helmand and Nangarhar in the run up to Transition January 2013 \| Publisher: Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) \| Document type: Country Reports
Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody: One Year On January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) \| Document type: Country Reports
Child Notice Afghanistan 2013 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) \| Document type: Country Reports

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