human rights defender

Sultan Ali Rahimi

Actions and Campaigns

Urgent support needed

Legal representation, urgent advocacy for his immediate and unconditional release, verification of his whereabouts and detention conditions.

Organization affiliation

Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF)

HRD's year of birth

1985

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

NGO member

HRD's thematic area of engagement

Children's rights
Women's rights

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

Current Status

In prison (pre-trial)

HRD's bio and work

Sultan Ali Rahimi is an Afghan human rights defender and the Deputy Director of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF). He has worked on women’s and children’s rights, legal research, advocacy, and awareness-raising, including efforts to address violence against women and strengthen access to justice. He has also contributed to research on women’s participation and rights in Afghanistan.

Detained since

Jun 21, 2026

Charge(s)

Anti-government propaganda

Latitude: 34.49750272138162

Longitude: 69.19189453125001

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

Asia: Southern Asia

Location of detention - City/Town

Kabul

Location of detention - Facility

40th Directorate of Intelligence Agency in Kabul

Recent case update / evolution

Sultan Ali Rahimi remains detained by Taliban intelligence forces. No official information regarding his charges, legal proceedings, sentence, or current place of detention has been made public. His family and colleagues are seeking information about his whereabouts and advocating for his release.