The Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council is set to evaluate Afghanistan’s human rights situation during a session on Monday.
An official from Afghanistan’s permanent mission in Geneva said the review would consider three documents detailing the human rights conditions in the country through May 10.
Three primary topics will be addressed at the session:
The national report on the human rights situation.
Reports from independent human rights experts and groups.
Contributions from human rights organizations and civil society groups.
This session marks the fourth Universal Periodic Review of UNHRC since its inception in April 2008. The first review of Afghanistan’s human rights was in 2009, followed by reviews in 2014 and 2019.
Afghanistan is among the 14 countries discussed at the current Universal Periodic Review of UNHRC.