UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe | International

GENEVA, Oct 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan. A draft resolution, put forward by Denmark on behalf of the European Union, will be discussed at the Geneva-based council. The mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan -- an independent expert commissioned to report their findings to the council -- is up for annual renewal on Monday. "This year, after careful and extensive consultations, the EU decided to table a resolution with a strengthened accountability element, notably proposing an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan," an EU spokesperson told AFP. "The proposed mechanism...