Afghanistan: Open letter to participants in the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan

Index Number: ASA 11/002/2002
Date Published: 16 January 2002
Categories: Afghanistan, Asia And The Pacific

As the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan meets in Tokyo on 21 and 22 January 2002 to support the task of institution building and reconstruction in Afghanistan, Amnesty International urges that human rights protection, verification and rebuilding the rule of law are given a central place from the outset. Decisions on development assistance should be taken in the light of human rights considerations and aid and technical assistance programs should be directed towards human rights protection and sustainable human rights institution building