human rights defender
Ehsan Sadat
Actions and Campaigns
Ehsan Sadat
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance and monitoring of his health condition; legal assistance; protection and safety monitoring following his reported release; and advocacy to ensure he is not subjected to further detention, threats, or ill-treatment.
HRD's year of birth
1991
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Ehsan Sadat is an Afghan civil society and human rights activist involved in community-based advocacy and the promotion of women’s and children’s rights. He has worked to raise awareness of human rights issues and support vulnerable communities, including through civil society activities and advocacy for access to education.
Detained since
Aug 6, 2026
Date of release
Sep 12, 2026
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Latitude: 33.33942652338059
Longitude: 69.91581652146574
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Khost City, Khost Province
Location of detention - Facility
General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) detention facility
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
He was severely tortured by Taliban intelligence forces following his detention in Khost. The reports state that he subsequently fell into a coma and was in critical condition.
Recent case update / evolution
Ehsan Sadat was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence in Khost in early August 2026. Local sources subsequently reported that he was severely tortured and fell into a coma, with his condition described as critical.
Any other relevant documents
https://8am.media/eng/civil-society-activist-in-khost-in-coma-after-severe-taliban-torture/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://satp.org/terrorism-update/civil-society-activist-severely-injured-by-taliban-in-khost-province?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/afghanistan-five-years-after-taliban-takeover-the-attack-on-civic-freedoms-persists/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1991
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Ehsan Sadat is an Afghan civil society and human rights activist involved in community-based advocacy and the promotion of women’s and children’s rights. He has worked to raise awareness of human rights issues and support vulnerable communities, including through civil society activities and advocacy for access to education.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Khost City, Khost Province
- Location of detention - Facility
- General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) detention facility
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 33.33942652338059
Longitude: 69.91581652146574
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Aug 6, 2026
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Sep 12, 2026
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Recent case update / evolution
Ehsan Sadat was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence in Khost in early August 2026. Local sources subsequently reported that he was severely tortured and fell into a coma, with his condition described as critical.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
He was severely tortured by Taliban intelligence forces following his detention in Khost. The reports state that he subsequently fell into a coma and was in critical condition.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Medical assistance and monitoring of his health condition; legal assistance; protection and safety monitoring following his reported release; and advocacy to ensure he is not subjected to further detention, threats, or ill-treatment.
- Any other relevant documents
https://8am.media/eng/civil-society-activist-in-khost-in-coma-after-severe-taliban-torture/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://satp.org/terrorism-update/civil-society-activist-severely-injured-by-taliban-in-khost-province?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/afghanistan-five-years-after-taliban-takeover-the-attack-on-civic-freedoms-persists/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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