human rights defender
Munisa Mubariz
Actions and Campaigns
Munisa Mubariz
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1988
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Monessa Mobarez is a prominent Afghan women's rights and human rights activist, and the founder of the Empowered Women of Afghanistan Movement. She holds degrees in Law, Political Science, and International Relations. With 11 years of experience, she has worked on projects with organizations like the World Bank and served as a Gender Officer.
Monessa has actively led protests against the Taliban’s policies and organized demonstrations for women’s rights. In August 2022, she was detained for several hours after leading a protest against the Taliban’s restrictions on women. She has also taught at universities in Kabul and Balkh.
In 2023, she was nominated for a Central European University award for her human rights advocacy.
Detained since
Aug 13, 2022
Date of release
Aug 13, 2022
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Latitude: 34.52857492122667
Longitude: 69.17142425589995
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Kabul
Location of detention - Facility
Kabul Detention Center
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
During a protest at Sadarat Square of Kabul against the Taliban, Munisa Mobarez and other women faced violent suppression. Protesters were forced to flee in different directions, and several women were beaten with weapons. Mobarez, who had previously undergone spinal surgery, was severely beaten, collapsed to the ground, and her condition worsened due to the assault. She later required a second surgery abroad.
After seeking refuge in a basement under a pharmacy, she and others were found by the Taliban and detained for four hours.
Recent case update / evolution
After her initial detention, Monessa Mobarez continued to face threats from the Taliban. She was detained again for two hours during a protest against Taliban-imposed dress code restrictions at the entrance of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue. Due to escalating threats, she began changing her residence nightly for safety. Eventually, she fled abroad.
Any other relevant documents
https://www.linkedin.com/in/munisamubariz/?originalSubdomain=ca
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/13/taliban-disperse-rare-womens-protest-in-kabul
http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2022/08/13/female-protesters-beaten-by-taliban-fighters-during-rare-kabul-rally.html
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177496
https://www.afghanwomennews.com/en/talibans-arbitrary-detentions-have-resulted-into-the-apprehension-of-khatera-rasikh/?print=1
https://www.afghanwomennews.com/en/talibans-arbitrary-detentions-have-resulted-into-the-apprehension-of-khatera-rasikh/?print=1
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1988
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Monessa Mobarez is a prominent Afghan women's rights and human rights activist, and the founder of the Empowered Women of Afghanistan Movement. She holds degrees in Law, Political Science, and International Relations. With 11 years of experience, she has worked on projects with organizations like the World Bank and served as a Gender Officer.
Monessa has actively led protests against the Taliban’s policies and organized demonstrations for women’s rights. In August 2022, she was detained for several hours after leading a protest against the Taliban’s restrictions on women. She has also taught at universities in Kabul and Balkh.
In 2023, she was nominated for a Central European University award for her human rights advocacy.
- 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
- Kabul Detention Center
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 34.52857492122667
Longitude: 69.17142425589995
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Aug 13, 2022
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Aug 13, 2022
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Recent case update / evolution
After her initial detention, Monessa Mobarez continued to face threats from the Taliban. She was detained again for two hours during a protest against Taliban-imposed dress code restrictions at the entrance of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue. Due to escalating threats, she began changing her residence nightly for safety. Eventually, she fled abroad.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
During a protest at Sadarat Square of Kabul against the Taliban, Munisa Mobarez and other women faced violent suppression. Protesters were forced to flee in different directions, and several women were beaten with weapons. Mobarez, who had previously undergone spinal surgery, was severely beaten, collapsed to the ground, and her condition worsened due to the assault. She later required a second surgery abroad.
After seeking refuge in a basement under a pharmacy, she and others were found by the Taliban and detained for four hours.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Any other relevant documents
https://www.linkedin.com/in/munisamubariz/?originalSubdomain=ca
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/13/taliban-disperse-rare-womens-protest-in-kabul
http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2022/08/13/female-protesters-beaten-by-taliban-fighters-during-rare-kabul-rally.html
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177496
https://www.afghanwomennews.com/en/talibans-arbitrary-detentions-have-resulted-into-the-apprehension-of-khatera-rasikh/?print=1
https://www.afghanwomennews.com/en/talibans-arbitrary-detentions-have-resulted-into-the-apprehension-of-khatera-rasikh/?print=1
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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