Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission

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The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) (Dari: کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د بشري حقونو خپلواک کميسيون ) is an Afghan organisation dedicated the preservation of human rights and the investigation of human rights abuses.


Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission was established pursuant to Bonn Agreement (5 December 2001) and on the basis of decree of the Chairman of the Interim Administration, June 6, 2002, and resolution 134/48 of United Nations general assembly in 1993 and Paris principles and on the basis of article 58 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and now the Commission is performing its activities in the areas of promotion, protection and monitoring of human rights.[1]

The AIHRC describes itself as a "constitutionalized, national and independent human rights body in Afghanistan." ]].[2]

Its current chairperson is Dr. Sima Samar.[3]

The AIHRC played a role in the 2007 Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandal, when questions arose about the ability of AIHRC to monitor the status of individuals detained by Canadian soldiers and given into Afghan custody. A Globe and Mail report quoted several AIHRC investigators as being glad of the renewed attention to human rights that the Canadian scandal had created, but fearful of the political consequences from the Afghan leadership once past abuses came to light. [4]

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  1. ^ Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission website on legitimacy[1]
  2. ^ Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission website on legal status[2]
  3. ^ Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission website on commissioners[3]
  4. ^ Smith, Graeme. "'Powerful people are angry about these reports'", The Globe and Mail, 27 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. 

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