UN council to investigate abuses and rights violations in Afghanistan
INTERNATIONAL – ASIA
7 OCTOBER 2025
- The UN Human Rights Council decided to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban’s measures targeting women and girls.
- A draft resolution brought forward by the European Union was adopted without a vote by the 47-country council in Geneva.
- The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021 and imposed a strict version of Islamic law.
- While it did not call for a vote, Council member China disassociated itself from the consensus, saying the resolution “fails to acknowledge the positive progress achieved” in Afghanistan.
