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Afghanistan: Humanitarian aid workers killed

Front Line is deeply saddened by the news of the killing of three staff members of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Afghanistan on 13 August 2008. The IRC advocates on behalf of displaced communities, addressing the root causes of violence and protecting the rights of vulnerable populations.  Read More

Afghanistan: Arbitrary detention of woman human rights defender Mary Akrami

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arbitrary detention of woman human rights defender Mary Akrami on 14 July 2008. Mary Akrami is a member of the Afghan Women's Skills Development Centre (AWSDC) and is an advocate for women's rights in Afghanistan.  Read More

Afghanistan: Sentencing to death of journalist and human rights defender Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh

Front Line is deeply concerned following the sentencing to death of journalist and human rights defender Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh for distributing "blasphemous" material. Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh is a journalism student at Balkh University and a journalist for the daily newspaper Jahan-e Naw (New World).  Read More

Kabul: Front Line mission reports on dangerous reality for human rights defenders

Andrew Anderson, Deputy Director of Front Line recently undertook a week long mission to Afghanistan to research the risks run by human rights defenders on a daily basis. He Looked in particular at the situation of women human rights defenders and journalists who work to expose government incompetence and corruption.  Read More

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