human rights defender
Hamed Ahmad Sedeeqi
Actions and Campaigns
Hamed Ahmad Sedeeqi
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Immediate legal representation, advocacy for his unconditional release, and independent verification of his whereabouts and detention conditions.
Organization affiliation
- Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF)
HRD's year of birth
1988
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
Hamid Ahmad Seddiqi is an Afghan human rights defender and Human Resources Manager at the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF). He has supported the organization’s work through human-resources management and contributed to its activities promoting women’s and children’s rights. He was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence forces on 21 June 2026 following the raid on the WCLRF office in Kabul.
Detained since
Jun 21, 2026
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Latitude: 34.53184719581972
Longitude: 69.19565168863201
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Kabul
Location of detention - Facility
Directorate 40 of General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
No specific ill-treatment has been confirmed due to the lack of access to GDI detention facilities and limited information about his condition.
Recent case update / evolution
As of the latest available information, Hamid Ahmad Seddiqi reportedly remains detained by Taliban intelligence forces following his arrest on 21 June 2026 at the WCLRF office in Kabul. No confirmed information has been made public regarding his release, formal charges, trial, or sentence
Any other relevant documents
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/13/afghanistan-taliban-forcibly-disappear-6-rights-workers?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/human-rights-watch-urges-taliban-release-detained-un-ngo-staff-2026-08-13/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://apnews.com/article/c95c3da88414496e255211b5dd1f785a?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1988
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Women's rights
- Organization affiliation
- Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF)
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Hamid Ahmad Seddiqi is an Afghan human rights defender and Human Resources Manager at the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF). He has supported the organization’s work through human-resources management and contributed to its activities promoting women’s and children’s rights. He was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence forces on 21 June 2026 following the raid on the WCLRF office in Kabul.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Kabul
- Location of detention - Facility
- Directorate 40 of General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 34.53184719581972
Longitude: 69.19565168863201
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jun 21, 2026
- Current Status
- In prison (pre-trial)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Recent case update / evolution
As of the latest available information, Hamid Ahmad Seddiqi reportedly remains detained by Taliban intelligence forces following his arrest on 21 June 2026 at the WCLRF office in Kabul. No confirmed information has been made public regarding his release, formal charges, trial, or sentence
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
No specific ill-treatment has been confirmed due to the lack of access to GDI detention facilities and limited information about his condition.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Immediate legal representation, advocacy for his unconditional release, and independent verification of his whereabouts and detention conditions.
- Any other relevant documents
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/13/afghanistan-taliban-forcibly-disappear-6-rights-workers?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/human-rights-watch-urges-taliban-release-detained-un-ngo-staff-2026-08-13/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://apnews.com/article/c95c3da88414496e255211b5dd1f785a?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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