Afghan Refugees

Afghan diaspora refers to Afghan people who live outside of Afghanistan. These include citizens who have immigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan. This does not include historical immigration to the Indian subcontinent (see Pashtun diaspora). The vast majority of the diaspora has been formed by Afghan refugees of war since the start of the Soviet-Afghan War in 1979; the largest numbers reside in Iran and Pakistan, together hosting over 2 million Afghans of which most have been resident ever since the Soviet-Afghan War. Apart from these, the largest communities exist in the …

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HBS: Heinrich Boll Foundation · 10 April 2024 English

This policy brief will explore the response initiated by the de facto authorities from an instituti- onal perspective, the meeting of the immediate and long-term needs, the caseload, and efforts …

open up prospects for the repatriation of Afghan refugees and migrants currently abroad in the long run


Amnesty International · 10 April 2024 English

Responding to today’s European Parliament vote to adopt a package of new European Union (EU) laws on migration and asylum, Eve Geddie, Amnesty International’s Head of the European Institutions Office …

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Amnesty International · 4 April 2024 English

the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr next week, James Jennion, Campaigner for the for the persecution, serious human rights violations and humanitarian catastrophe that await Afghan refugees if deported to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is heart-breaking. Instead of heeding repeated

global calls to halt unlawful deportation of Afghan refugees Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr violations and humanitarian catastrophe that await Afghan refugees if deported to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan decision endangers the lives of over 800,000 Afghan refugees across Pakistan and threatens to unleash another non-refoulement, and puts the lives of all Afghan refugees at risk, particularly women, girls, journalists


Amnesty International · 4 April 2024 English

Responding to a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution on Myanmar that for the first time calls on UN member states to refrain from …

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Amnesty International · 4 April 2024 English

Amnesty International warns that these reforms will put people at heightened risk of human rights violations.

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Amnesty International · 3 April 2024 English

Robust international action is urgently needed to halt a horrifying surge in executions that saw Iran’s prisons transformed into sites of mass killings in 2023, said Amnesty International. In a …

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Amnesty International · 3 April 2024 English

By Jan Wetzel, Senior Legal Advisor at Amnesty International A treaty to address crimes against humanity globally has been under discussion for a decade. Next week in New York, states …

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Amnesty International · 3 April 2024 English

This is a submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in response to its call for input to inform the High Commissioner’s study on the …

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Amnesty International · 3 April 2024 English

Amnesty International is launching a powerful film showing the devastating impact less-lethal weapons are having on protesters globally, with many suffering life-long injuries and permanent disabilities. The new film, which …

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Amnesty International · 3 April 2024 English

States must act urgently to ensure the immediate implementation of a permanent ceasefire and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah as attacks intensify.

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