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AFGHANISTAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Afghanistan. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
June 2011
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Title:
Afghanistan. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Afghanistan Estimated Conflict-Induced IDP Population by Province of Displacement Profiled in December 2014
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
15 January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Title:
Afghanistan. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
17 July 2013
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; organized crime; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
6 August 2013
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Afghanistan
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; legal system; legislation; marriage; military service; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Security.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2014
Accessed Date:
26 August 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; international guidance note; labour; map; minorities; police/security forces; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance 2014. Twelfth Edition.
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
May 2014
Page Numbers:
iii-iv, 1-93
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; country overview; drug trafficking; election; freedom of assembly; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; police/security forces; political activities; social services; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
24 June 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Languages of Afghanistan. Seventeenth Edition.
Source:
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Editor:
M. Paul Lewis et al.
Publisher:
Dallas, Texas: SIL International
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
country overview; minorities; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan: Country of Origin Information for Use in the Asylum Determination Process. Report from Danish Immigration Service's Fact Finding Mission to Kabul, Afghanistan – 25 February to 4 March 2012.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
May 2012
Accessed Date:
15 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; document fraud; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; map; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Insurgent Strategies - Intimidation and Targeted Violence Against Afghans.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
December 2012
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; document fraud; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; human rights activists; internal displacement; international guidance note; legal system; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan Annual Report 2014: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
26 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security. Report of the Secretary-General.
Code:
A/69/647–S/2014/876
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly. Security Council.
Date of Document:
9 December 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; statistics
Title:
The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security. Report of the Secretary-General.
Code:
A/69/540–S/2014/656
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
9 September 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; trafficking in persons
Title:
What Next for Afghanistan? Beyond 2014: Afghan Voices and Vision.
Source:
International Rescue Committee
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; conflict; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Afghanistan. Documents associés.
Source:
Larousse. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; ethnic and national groups; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; race; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
20 January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; country overview; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; judicial corruption; map; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; religion; social services; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Persons Supporting or Perceived to Support the Government and/or International Forces.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
26 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Security Situation.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
January 2015
Accessed Date:
26 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; country overview; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; marriage; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2015
Accessed Date:
25 June 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; female genital mutilation; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons; warrants
Title:
Afghanistan. Amnesty International Annual Report 2014/15: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
25 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 April 2014
Accessed Date:
5 June 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; drug trafficking; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country of Origin Information (COI) Report: Afghanistan
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
15 February 2013
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; military service; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Afghanistan. World Report 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom in the World 2014.
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; internal displacement; judicial corruption; legal system; marriage; military service; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; religion; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan and on the Achievements of Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights in 2013
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 January 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghan People's Dialogue on Peace: Building the Foundations for an Inclusive Peace Process. Local Road Maps for Peace.
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Afghan Civil Society Networks
Date of Document:
June 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; judicial corruption; map; police corruption; police/security forces; tribes/clans
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Citizenship, including legislation and whether dual citizenship is permitted (2008-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 February 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Passports, including issuance procedures within and outside Afghanistan; types of passports issued (2008-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 February 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; document fraud; government corruption; identity documents
Title:
Afghanistan Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Issuance of birth certificates and marriage certificates; types of documents required by the applicant in Afghanistan or in embassies to obtain official documents
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 December 2007
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The issuance of tazkira certificates; whether individuals can obtain tazkiras while abroad
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 December 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain an e-Tazkira; description of the card, including appearance and security features
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 February 2014
Accessed Date:
26 February 2014
Keywords:
election; identity documents
Title:
The words contained in the seal that overlaps the passport bearer's photograph on page 3 of the Afghan passport; whether these words vary from one passport to the next; places commonly listed under Place of Issue for passports issued in Kabul
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether the Embassy of the United States (US) in Pakistan issues non-immigrant visas to Afghan citizens residing in Afghanistan (2008-July 2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Afghan citizens claiming asylum in the US; statistics on the rates of approval and rejection; types of claims; social and professional acceptance of Afghans in the US; difficulties encountered by Afghans in the US
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 July 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; rejected asylum seekers; religion; statistics
Title:
Description and samples of the Tazkira booklet and the Tazkira certificate; information on security features
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 September 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Law of 2014 on Registration of Population Records
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation; marriage; military service
Title:
Afghanistan: Tazkira
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
12 March 2013
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
document fraud; election; gender equality; identity documents; political activities
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Afghanistan's Parties in Transition. Asia Briefing No. 141.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
26 June 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; identity documents; legislation; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
12 January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; corruption; country overview; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan's Political Transition. Asia Report N°260.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
16 October 2014
Accessed Date:
12 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; legislation; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan's Insurgency after the Transition. Asia Report N°256.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
12 May 2014
Accessed Date:
10 June 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; country overview; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; international guidance note; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Situation of Afghan citizens who work for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or international aid organizations; whether they are targeted by the Taliban; attacks against schools and incidents of violence against students, teachers, and ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 December 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; political organizations; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan - the World's Most Dangerous Place for Aid Workers
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
18 April 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; political opposition; statistics
Title:
Situation of warlords in Afghanistan, including state response to regional warlord control (2007-2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 January 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; human rights activists; military service; political opposition; tribes/clans
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2014 — Afghanistan Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; social services
Title:
Security and Political Developments in Afghanistan in 2014 and After: Endgame or New Game. Afghanistan - 2014 and Beyond.
Source:
Austria. Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Editor:
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; statistics
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
A Way to Go: An Update on Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date of Document:
December 2013
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; crime; domestic violence; election; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Forced Marriage in Afghanistan. The Researcher.
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
13 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; honour crimes; legislation; marriage; political activities; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Combined Initial and Second Periodic Reports of Afghanistan.
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
30 July 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Afghanistan: Ending Child Marriage and Domestic Violence
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 September 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
National Inquiry on Rape and Honor Killing in Afghanistan Report Summary
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; corruption; crime; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
9 December 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Women's Access to Justice in Afghanistan: Individual Versus Community Barriers to Justice
Source:
United States Institutes of Peace
Date of Document:
22 July 2014
Author:
Tim Luccaro; Erica Gaston
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; legal system; map; marriage; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Violence Against Women in Afghanistan (The First Six Months of the Year- 1392)
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Author:
Mohammad Hussain Saramad; Latifa Sultani
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Women and Conflict in Afghanistan. Asia Report No. 252.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
14 October 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Whether seigha (temporary marriage) is practiced in Afghanistan and by which groups
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 October 2012
Accessed Date:
26 February 2014
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. Child, Early and Forced Marriage: A Multi-Country Study. A Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCR).
Source:
Women Living Under Muslim Laws
Date of Document:
15 December 2013
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; marriage
Title:
Rising Violence Against Women in Central Afghanistan
Source:
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Date of Document:
31 October 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial corruption; marriage; police corruption; police/security forces; religion
Title:
Report Summary. Causes and Consequences of Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan.
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; corruption; domestic violence; judicial corruption; legislation; police corruption; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Afghanistan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Women in Afghanistan. Afghanistan - 2014 and Beyond
Source:
Austria. Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Editor:
Wolfgang Taucher; Mathias Vogl; Peter Webinger
Accessed Date:
2 June 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Max Planck Manual on Family Law in Afghanistan
Source:
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Private Law.
Date of Document:
July 2012
Author:
Kabeh Rastin-Tehrani; Nadjma Yassari
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Afghanistan. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition of Same-Sex Love.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2014
Author:
Lucas Paoli Itaborahy; Jingshu Zhu
Accessed Date:
12 June 2014
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
National Corruption Survey 2014
Source:
Integrity Watch Afghanistan
Author:
Mohammad Razaq Isaqzadeh
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; judicial corruption; legal system; map; police corruption; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2014
Accessed Date:
8 July 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; drug trafficking; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Afghanistan. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2014, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2014
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
14 May 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; legislation; police/security forces; religion
Title:
Taleban Abductions on Afghanistan's South Road
Source:
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Date of Document:
2 October 2013
Author:
Hijratullah Ekhtyar
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; human rights activists; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; transport infrastructure
Title:
Afghanistan: Blood Feuds, Traditional Law (Pashtunwali) and Traditional Conflict Resolution
Source:
Norway. Country of Origin Information Centre (Landinfo).
Date of Document:
1 November 2011
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; honour crimes; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. Situations Under Phase 2 (Subject-Matter Jurisdiction). Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2013.
Source:
International Criminal Court. The Office of the Prosecutor.
Date of Document:
November 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; human rights activists; legal system; military service; penal system; police/security forces; religion; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan : sécurité à Kaboul. Renseignement.
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
22 July 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; organized crime; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
CORI Thematic Report. Afghanistan; Blood Feuds.
Source:
Country of Origin Research and Information
Date of Document:
2 February 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; honour crimes; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Night letters [Shab Nameha, Shabnamah, Shabnameh], including appearance (2010-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 February 2015
Accessed Date:
24 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; document fraud; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Taliban Strategies – Recruitment.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
July 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; map; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Forced Recruitment by the Taliban in Afghanistan: UNHCR's Perspective
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
July 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
children; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; military service; tribes/clans
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Shadow Justice: How the Taliban Run Their Judiciary?
Source:
Integrity Watch Afghanistan
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi et al.
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; penal system; police/security forces; religion; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Citizens Access to Justice
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; statistics; torture
Title:
Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody: One Year On
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Left in the Dark: Failure of Accountability for Civilian Casualties Caused by International Military Operations in Afghanistan
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
2 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan: Extended Profile. WJP Rule of Law Index 2014.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; police corruption; police efficacy; religion; statistics
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Human Rights and the Afghan Security Transition
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 September 2011
Author:
Sahr Muhammedally
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence
Title:
Whether Taliban members target the family members of high-ranking government officials; whether there are security systems in place to protect the relatives of high-ranking government officials, including state protection and private security operations
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 October 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations
Title:
Village Defence: Understanding the Afghan Local Police (ALP)
Source:
Civil-Military Fusion Centre
Date of Document:
July 2011
Author:
Wiebke Lamer; Kathleen Hughes
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; tribes/clans
Title:
Women and the Afghan Police: Why a Law Enforcement Agency that Respects and Protects Females Is Crucial for Progress
Source:
Oxfam International
Date of Document:
10 September 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Human rights abuses committed by the Afghanistan National Army and security forces (1989-2009)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2013
Accessed Date:
26 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom of the Press 2014.
Accessed Date:
2 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legislation; police/security forces; religion; warrants
Title:
Afghanistan. Attacks on the Press in 2013.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet
Title:
Journalism in Afghanistan: Current and Post-2014 Threats and Journalist Safety Mechanisms
Source:
International Media Support
Date of Document:
October 2013
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion
Title:
Stop Reporting or We'll Kill Your Family
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; country overview; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
28 July 2014
Accessed Date:
14 August 2014
Keywords:
conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; gender equality; legal system; legislation; minorities; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. USCIRF Annual Report 2014.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
30 April 2014
Accessed Date:
14 May 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Afghan Ethnic Groups: A Brief Investigation
Source:
Civil-Military Fusion Centre
Date of Document:
August 2011
Author:
Wiebke Lamer; Erin Foster
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Situation and treatment of the Hazara people (June 2010-June 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 July 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; labour; minorities; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014: Events of 2013.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
3 July 2014
Author:
Dawood Ahmed; Nicole Girard
Accessed Date:
14 July 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; labour; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. Peoples and Ethnic Groups – Ethnic Groups: Interactive Map.
Source:
University of West Florida
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; map; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. Information on Hazara.
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
22 January 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; labour; minorities; religion; tribes/clans
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
The capacity of the Taliban to pursue individuals after they relocate to another region; their capacity to track individuals over the long term
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 December 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; police efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; tribes/clans
Title:
1- Summary. Fleeing War, Finding Misery: The Plight of the Internally Displaced in Afghanistan.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
February 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
children; conflict; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; social services
Title:
Situation of Afghan exchange students who study in the United States; whether they face difficulties from Afghan authorities or society when they return to Afghanistan (2004-2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 December 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; gender equality
Title:
Statistical Summary of Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
31 October 2012
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; internal displacement; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan. Global Overview 2014: People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Date of Document:
May 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan Monthly IDP Update 01 – 31 December 2014
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
31 December 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; police/security forces; social services; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
Still at Risk. Security of Tenure and the Forced Eviction of IDPs and Refugee Returnees in Urban Afghanistan.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Date of Document:
February 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; election; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; social services; statistics
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 27 February 2015:
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2014
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2013&dlid=220386
Accessed Date:
7 March 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans; warrants; witness protection
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