human rights defender
Abdul Matin Hakimi
Actions and Campaigns
Abdul Matin Hakimi
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Immediate legal representation and advocacy for his unconditional release; urgent efforts to verify his whereabouts and detention conditions; protection against torture and ill-treatment; regular monitoring and follow-up of his case; and humanitarian/financial support for his family during his detention.
Organization affiliation
- Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF)
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
Abdal Matin Hakimi is an Afghan human rights defender and senior Persian literature specialist affiliated with the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF). He has contributed to the organization’s work on women’s and children’s rights, legal research, advocacy, and awareness-raising. He was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence forces on 21 June 2026 following a raid on the WCLRF office in Kabul.
Detained since
Jun 21, 2026
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Latitude: 34.531189804628795
Longitude: 69.19571616882227
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
He has reportedly been held by Taliban intelligence (GDI) for several weeks in incommunicado detention. Given documented reports of torture and ill-treatment in GDI custody, and based on the experience of previously detained human rights defenders, there are serious concerns that he may be at risk of torture, ill-treatment, and other forms of coercion. His current treatment and detention conditions remain unknown.
Recent case update / evolution
He remains detained by Taliban intelligence forces, and his whereabouts, condition, and possible charges have not been officially disclosed.
Any other relevant documents
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/13/afghanistan-taliban-forcibly-disappear-6-rights-workers?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://kabulnow.com/2026/08/rights-group-urges-taliban-to-release-six-local-ngo-staff-detained-in-kabul/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Attachments
Documented by
- Country(ies) of nationality
- 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
Abdal Matin Hakimi is an Afghan human rights defender and senior Persian literature specialist affiliated with the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF). He has contributed to the organization’s work on women’s and children’s rights, legal research, advocacy, and awareness-raising. He was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence forces on 21 June 2026 following a 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: 34.531189804628795
Longitude: 69.19571616882227
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jun 21, 2026
- Current Status
- In prison (pre-trial)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Recent case update / evolution
He remains detained by Taliban intelligence forces, and his whereabouts, condition, and possible charges have not been officially disclosed.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
He has reportedly been held by Taliban intelligence (GDI) for several weeks in incommunicado detention. Given documented reports of torture and ill-treatment in GDI custody, and based on the experience of previously detained human rights defenders, there are serious concerns that he may be at risk of torture, ill-treatment, and other forms of coercion. His current treatment and detention conditions remain unknown.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Immediate legal representation and advocacy for his unconditional release; urgent efforts to verify his whereabouts and detention conditions; protection against torture and ill-treatment; regular monitoring and follow-up of his case; and humanitarian/financial support for his family during his detention.
- Any other relevant documents
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/13/afghanistan-taliban-forcibly-disappear-6-rights-workers?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://kabulnow.com/2026/08/rights-group-urges-taliban-to-release-six-local-ngo-staff-detained-in-kabul/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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