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JHR has been active since August 2021, providing relief, rescue, and resettlement to vulnerable Afghans facing inhumane living conditions and threats under the Taliban.

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“I Am An Afghan Refugee, And I Am daring to Hope”

Faizullah Abdalli is a 19-year-old living in an Afghan refugee camp in the United Arab Emirates.

IAWJ Helps Afghanistan’s Female Judges Escape Taliban

With the Taliban regime’s takeover, the jobs and lives of female judges were put at risk.

Afghanistan Marks Anniversary of Taliban Takeover

A year after the dramatic day, much has changed in Afghanistan.

Women And Girls Struggle for Basic Rights In Afghanistan

A series looking back at life under Taliban rule with the plight of Afghan women and girls.

An Afghanistan Rescue Campaign

JHR was spearheaded by the Aleph Institute and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. JHR leverages an extensive international network to respond with high-level diplomacy, expert NGO partnerships, and ground coordination with experience in rescue and evacuation work. JHR also raises the funds necessary to execute the response mandate.

A Human Catastrophe

Vulnerable Afghans are facing increasing risk levels as the international community loses focus and the Taliban expands their stifling control. Hunger, unemployment, and human rights abuses are preventing Afghans from shopping, working and going to school, making them targets for beatings and interrogations.

Services

Pro-bono Network

A network of immigration attorneys who provide legal advice and assist with processing pathways for rescue, transit visas, and refugee resettlement.

Humanitarian Aid

Provision of safe houses, food, and medicine drops.

Evacuation

Land and air rescue operations, visas, and other travel documentation.

Resettlement

Transit country visas and support, diplomatic lobbying, travel, and resettlement stipends.

Stories from afgHanistan

Read about the experiences of four families enduring these hardships and the struggles they must face and be helped to overcome.

Perisha and her family

Perisha, a women judge, and 3 of her 4 children are in hiding in Afghanistan after she was severely beaten by her husband and his Talib brother.
NB: Names and images have been changed to protect the families.

Samira and her family

Samira and her husband have 3 children. They are living in hiding in Afghanistan.
NB: Names and images have been changed to protect the families.

Selim and his family

Selim, his wife, and 4 children are in hiding in Afghanistan. JHR has been providing food and medical aid to help protect their safety.
NB: Names and images have been changed to protect the families.

The Zagoori family

The Zagoori family of 5 is in hiding in Afghanistan.
NB: Names and images have been changed to protect the families.

The Afghan People Need Our Help... Before It’s Too Late.

Meet the team

Caroline Marks
Executive Director
Huma Rashid, Esq.
Head of Pro Bono Legal Network
Simina Quorishi
Director of Case Management