KABUL - Amnesty International (AI) in its annual report revealed widespread human rights violations in 2015 and the organization voiced its deep concerns over the situation in Afghanistan.
The report states that insecurity, civilian casualties, violence against women and other criminal activities have considerably increased in Afghanistan.
The report said that the Afghan government has failed to fight crime and bring criminals to justice.
"Human rights have been treated as if it's some kind of add-on whereas from an Amnesty International perspective, human rights is an absolute necessity, it's a fundamental prerequisite," said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
Musa Mahmoodi, a member of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), also said that there has been widespread violations of human rights over the past year.
Although protection of women's rights was a top priority of the National Unity Government, women in Afghanistan are still living in very bad conditions.
Sonia Aslami, a member of the Afghan Women's Network, said the National Unity Government has pledged to protect women's rights. "The government said this is going to be a good year for women. On the contrary, it was a bad one, because a large number of women were victims of violence," she added.
Aslami said that the government has done nothing so far to punish violators of women's rights.
Amnesty International in the report has also expressed concerns over the increase in activities of terrorist groups, including the Taliban and Daesh.
According to report, there has been widespread violation of human rights in 2015, as hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded, thousands of cases of violence against women have been registered and other crimes have also considerably increased.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in its recent report blamed the Taliban and other terrorist groups for 70 percent of civilian casualties in 2015. (Tolonews)