human rights defender
Bi Bi Sediqa
Actions and Campaigns
Bi Bi Sediqa
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Legal representation by an independent lawyer; urgent advocacy for her immediate and unconditional release; protection from forced marriage and further coercion; independent monitoring of her detention and treatment.
HRD's year of birth
2009
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- NGO member
- Other
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Semi urban
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Bi Bi Sediqa is a 17-year-old Afghan girl from Murichaq village in Bala Murghab District, Badghis Province of Afghanistan. She has resisted a forced marriage since childhood. At around age 12, she was reportedly taken to the home of an influential local man because of her father’s debt. She later refused to marry him despite pressure from Taliban authorities and reportedly chose imprisonment rather than accept the forced marriage.
Her case was taken before Taliban courts in Badghis and later to Kandahar. She remains detained in Qala-e-Naw prison in Badghis. Her case has raised serious concerns regarding women’s and girls’ rights, forced marriage, access to justice, and gender-based persecution.
Detained since
Nov 8, 2024
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
5 years in prison.
Latitude: 34.969229157853945
Longitude: 63.14211750633985
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Qala-e-Naw, Badghis Province
Location of detention - Facility
Qala-e-Naw prison
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Bi Bi Sediqa has suffered severe psychological distress while in detention and has allegedly been subjected to pressure and, at times, torture by Taliban members to force her to accept the proposed marriage. Her mother has also reported that she became ill while in prison.
Recent case update / evolution
She still in Taliban custody after approximately 21 months of detention. She remains imprisoned in Badghis after refusing a forced marriage.
Any other relevant documents
https://rukhshana.com/no-to-forced-marriage-taliban-sentences-girl-to-five-years-in-prison-in-badghis/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://8am.media/ps/sources-bibi-siddiqa-imprisoned-by-taliban-for-saying-no-to-forced-marriage/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 2009
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- Other
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Bi Bi Sediqa is a 17-year-old Afghan girl from Murichaq village in Bala Murghab District, Badghis Province of Afghanistan. She has resisted a forced marriage since childhood. At around age 12, she was reportedly taken to the home of an influential local man because of her father’s debt. She later refused to marry him despite pressure from Taliban authorities and reportedly chose imprisonment rather than accept the forced marriage.
Her case was taken before Taliban courts in Badghis and later to Kandahar. She remains detained in Qala-e-Naw prison in Badghis. Her case has raised serious concerns regarding women’s and girls’ rights, forced marriage, access to justice, and gender-based persecution.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Semi urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Qala-e-Naw, Badghis Province
- Location of detention - Facility
- Qala-e-Naw prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 34.969229157853945
Longitude: 63.14211750633985
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Nov 8, 2024
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Other
- Sentence
5 years in prison.
- Recent case update / evolution
She still in Taliban custody after approximately 21 months of detention. She remains imprisoned in Badghis after refusing a forced marriage.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Bi Bi Sediqa has suffered severe psychological distress while in detention and has allegedly been subjected to pressure and, at times, torture by Taliban members to force her to accept the proposed marriage. Her mother has also reported that she became ill while in prison.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Legal representation by an independent lawyer; urgent advocacy for her immediate and unconditional release; protection from forced marriage and further coercion; independent monitoring of her detention and treatment.
- Any other relevant documents
https://rukhshana.com/no-to-forced-marriage-taliban-sentences-girl-to-five-years-in-prison-in-badghis/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://8am.media/ps/sources-bibi-siddiqa-imprisoned-by-taliban-for-saying-no-to-forced-marriage/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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