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Human Rights

 Achieving lasting stability and security in Afghanistan will depend on a number of factors, including effective means of addressing past and present human rights abuses. For example, some of the refugees who have returned home have faced mistreatment and abuse in their home communities; further population displacement could occur if such treatment is not effectively addressed. To this end, the Department is seeking to strengthen the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and launch an effective human rights program for Afghanistan. The Department has committed  funding,  and the U.S. Government will continue to encourage other donors to contribute funds to launch this human rights project.

--01/06/04  Afghanistan's Milestone; Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Presidential Envoy and Ambassador to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--11/19/03  United States Ongoing Commitment to Success in Afghanistan; Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Testimony before House Committee on International Relations; Washington, DC
--09/30/03  Iraq and Afghanistan: Accomplishments and Next Steps; Andrew S. Natsios, USAID Administrator; Testimony before House Appropriations Foreign Operations Subcommittee; Washington, DC
--06/25/03  United States – European Union Support for Afghanistan
--11/25/02  Refugee Admissions Program for Near East and South Asia
--08/20/02  Fighting for Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
--07/09/02  U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council
--05/09/02  Political and Security Situation of Women In Afghanistan
--03/28/02  The Situation of Women in Afghanistan; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks at Western Illinois University, Sponsored by the League of Women Voters; Macomb, Illinois
--03/01/02  Release of the 2001 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
--02/07/02  Status of Detainees at Guantanamo
--11/19/01  Afghan Women; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Remarks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building; Washington, DC
--11/17/01  First Lady's Radio Address: The Taliban's War Against Women
--11/16/01  The Taliban’s War Against Women
--11/06/01  Human Rights and the Taliban; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Remarks at the Foreign Press Center; Washington, DC
--  2001 Human Rights Report

  
  
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