Human Rights
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Exclusion of Persian on Official Signboard: Negligence or Linguistic Bias?
DID Press: In multilingual societies, symbols carry significance beyond their appearance. An official welcome sign is not merely a greeting; it reflects which groups are visible in the public sphere and which are less formally recognized. For this reason, the…
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Taliban Delegation Heads to Samarkand for Intl Drug Trafficking Conference
DID Press: A Taliban delegation led by Abdul Rahman Munir, Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, has departed for Uzbekistan to attend an international conference on drugs and global threats in the city of Samarkand. The Ministry…
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UNICEF Condemns Killing of Water Truck Drivers in Gaza, Urges Investigation
DID Press: UNICEF expressed strong outrage over the killing of two contracted drivers working to deliver drinking water to families in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the agency said the two drivers were killed early Saturday morning, April 18,…
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UN Chief Warns “Law of the Jungle” Is Replacing Rule of Law Globally
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that if the “rule of force” replaces the “rule of law,” global instability will spread rapidly. In a new message, Guterres said that under such conditions, conflicts would spill beyond borders and…
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Trump’s Surprise Post Bars Israel From Striking Lebanon
DID Press: A report by Axios says an unexpected social media post by US President Donald Trump declaring that Israel is prohibited from launching further attacks on Lebanon caught Israeli officials off guard and prompted urgent requests for clarification from…
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UN: More Than 38,000 Women and Girls Killed in Gaza Conflict
DID Press: UN Women has reported that since the start of recent hostilities in Gaza, more than 38,000 women and girls have lost their lives, highlighting the severe humanitarian toll of the conflict on civilians. According to the report, Sofia…
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UK Envoy Calls for Repeal of Taliban’s Decree No. 12
DID Press: United Kingdom’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, has called for the repeal of the Taliban’s Decree No. 12, warning that concerns about its legal and human rights implications are serious and require urgent attention. Lindsay reiterated the…
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Resistance Council: Limited Taliban Invitations Cannot Resolve Afghanistan Crisis
DID Press: Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan has stated that resolving the country’s ongoing crisis requires a comprehensive and inclusive political process, warning that limited initiatives cannot deliver lasting stability. In a statement issued on…
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UN Warns Taliban Over Alleged Human Rights Violations
DID Press: UN special rapporteurs sent an open letter to the Taliban, stating that the group’s criminal regulations violate international human rights standards and calling for the immediate repeal of “Decree No. 12.” UN human rights experts expressed deep concern…
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$180M in Aid Distributed to 650,000 Orphans, Widows and Disabled Persons in One Year
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs announced that over the past year more than 12.6 billion Afghanis were disbursed through the banking system to hundreds of thousands of orphans, widows, and persons with disabilities, alongside food and…
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