"Killing you is a very easy thing for us" : human rights abuses in southeast Afghanistan / Human Rights Watch. New York : Human Rights Watch, 2003 ; Halle (Saale) : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt, 2003
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GLOSSARY
INDEX OF NAMES USED IN THIS REPORT
MAP 1: AFGHANISTAN
MAP 2: SOUTHEAST AFGHANISTAN
I. SUMMARY
Effects on Security, Free Expression, and Political Activity
Effects on Women and Girls
The Failures of Afghan and International Actors
II. BACKGROUND
III. ABUSES AGAINST CIVILIANS BY POLICE, MILITARY FORCES, AND FORMER FIGHTERS
Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Kidnapping, and Ransom
Rape
Armed Robbery and Home Invasions
Extortion and Beatings of Shopkeepers, and Taxi, Truck, and Bus Drivers
Illegal Seizure and Forcible Occupation of Land
Effects on Returns of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
IV. ATTACKS ON POLITICAL ACTORS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Attacks on Political Parties, their Members, and Leaders
The Legacy of the Loya Jirga
Threats and Arrests after the Loya Jirga
The Chilling Effect of Political Intimidation
Attacks on Others Who Criticize the Government
Attacks on Women’s Rights Advocates
V. ATTACKS ON MEDIA
VI. RESTRICTIONS ON SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
VII. DENIAL OF BASIC FREEDOMS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS
A Note about Culture and Women’s Rights
Basic International Legal Standards
Specific Abuses of the Human Rights of Women and Girls
VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations regarding the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF):
Recommendations regarding the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs):
Recommendations regarding the Afghan National Army:
Recommendations regarding disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR):
Additional recommendations to the Afghan Transitional Administration and President Hamid Karzai:
Additional recommendations to the United States Government:
Additional recommendations to the U.N. Secretary-General, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and U.N. Agencies:
Additional recommendations to donor nations, nations involved in security, and other nations involved in Afghanistan:
Recommendation to nations hosting Afghan refugees, including Iran and Pakistan:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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