Item Summary

"This report, a collaborative effort by the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN), and Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+), present an analysis of the widespread use of torture and other forms of ill-treatment by the de facto government and in particular in the de facto General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) detention centers in Afghanistan since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021. It builds on a long-standing partnership between OMCT and CSHRN, documenting torture in Afghanistan since 2017, with the aim of exposing abuses, amplifying survivor voices, and advocating for accountability."

Descriptive Information

Title
Every hour felt as long as a year: voices of detainees held by Afghanistan's de facto general directorate of intelligence
Sort Title
every hour felt as long as a year: voices of detainees held by afghanistan's de facto general directorate of intelligence
Creator of work
Shabakah-i Jāmiʻah-i Madanī va Ḥuqūq-i Bashar (Afghanistan)
Contributor
World Organisation Against Torture
Civil Society and Human rights Network
Publisher
World Organisation against Torture ; Civil Society and Human rights Network, Geneva, 2025
Language
English
Date Created
2025
Format
Reports
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated

Discovery Information

Subject
Human and civil rights
Civil rights
Human rights
Torture
Geographic Subject
Afghanistan
Geographic Origin
Swaziland

Physical Characteristics

Page Count
(57 pages): color illustrations, charts
File Count
58

Institutional Information

Collection
Born Digital Monographic Reports and Papers
Box number
Monographic Reports and Papers (Publicly Accessible)
Folder number
4206b2d1-e5b7-4637-a171-766281b86a68
Barcode
4206b2d1-e5b7-4637-a171-766281b86a68
IIIF Manifest URL

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