Hassan Ali Faiz
Hassan Ali Faiz has been working in the field of human rights for 14 years. He has focused on reporting and research on human rights issues and women's rights, and he has written several reports for the UN human rights monitoring mechanisms. He is currently Deputy Director of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN), an umbrella organisation formed by 160 members which was founded in 2004. CHRSN aims at promoting and protecting human rights in Afghanistan. The network organises human rights workshops and education programs, publishes reports on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, carries out advocacy at the local and national level, and organises awareness-rising initiatives, and it is the only organisation in the country which engages with UN human rights mechanisms.
From 2010 up to 2013, Hassan Ali has worked as the head of Human Rights Support Unit in the Ministry of Justice, an institution supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). From 2008 to 2010 he was the director of Daikundi Office of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC); from 2004 to 2007 he worked as Child Rights Protection and Promotion officer with AIHRC and from 2003 to 2004 as Admin person with the AIHRC. He has also worked as Deputy Director of Shuhada Organization from 2007 to 2008.
The continuing lack of security and instability in the country impact negatively on the ability of human rights defenders (HRDs) to carry out their work. They are subjected to threats, intimidation, harassment, surveillance, arbitrary detention, forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Perpetrators include both state and non-state actors, including warlords, members of the Taliban, government agents, and conservative social groups.
