Geneva, Oct. 6 (AP).– The U.N.’s top human rights body agreed Monday to establish an investigation into human rights violations in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, including those against women and girls, in a move pushed by the European Union.
Unopposed and only with China opting not to join the consensus, the Human Rights Council agreed to establish an “independent and ongoing investigative mechanism” to monitor rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s return to power more than four years ago.
The resolution seeks to prepare files that can be used by international justice, such as in the International Criminal Court, and is based on the work of the special investigator that the council of 47 member countries has already created, among other things.
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