We are calling on Turquoise mountain to acknowledge the Hazara origins of the dastmal-e mohr, correct its public attribution, clarify whether Hazara artisans and communities were consulted, and commit to proper recognition, consent and ethical use of Hazara cultural heritage. Celebrating our art must not mean erasing our identity.

Four years ago today, a suicide bomber entered the Kaaj Educational Centre in Dasht-e-Barchi and attacked Hazara students preparing for university entrance exams. Most of the victims were young Hazara women and girls. Kaaj was not an isolated atrocity. Hazaras have repeatedly been targeted in schools, educational centres, mosques, maternity wards, public transport and other civilian spaces. The consequences go far beyond those killed and injured: generations living with trauma; families losing their children; girls made to fear classrooms; communities pushed from public life; and young Hazaras learning that pursuing an education can cost them their lives. Remembrance without accountability is not enough. The international community must: - ensure the situation of Hazaras is specifically documented and investigated through international accountability mechanisms; - support independent investigation, preservation of evidence and prosecution of perpetrators; - recognise and respond to the serious risk of genocide facing Hazaras; - demand effective protection for Hazara schools, places of worship and communities; and - ensure Hazaras, particularly women and survivors, are meaningfully represented in international discussions on Afghanistan. Four years later, the victims of Kaaj still deserve truth, justice and accountability. #StopHazaraGenocide #Kaaj #HazaraGenocide

25 September | Hazara Genocide Memorial Day Today, as we remember the victims of the Hazara Genocide, I am resharing my statement delivered at the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. The persecution of Hazaras is not only a matter of history. Hazaras continue to face targeted attacks, forced displacement, seizure of ancestral lands, religious persecution and discrimination in Afghanistan. Recognition of the Hazara Genocide matters. But recognition must come with accountability and prevention. Today, I ask everyone working for human rights, justice and international accountability, governments, UN mechanisms, international organisations, lawyers, researchers, civil society and human rights defenders, to commit to this cause. Document the crimes. Preserve the evidence. Support survivors and victims. Pursue accountability. And ensure that the warning signs of further atrocities against Hazaras are not ignored. I particularly call on UN Member States to translate their commitments to atrocity prevention and the Responsibility to Protect into meaningful action. States must use the diplomatic, legal and political mechanisms available to them to protect communities at risk and support credible investigations into whether crimes against Hazaras meet the legal thresholds for genocide and other international crimes. We cannot commemorate victims while allowing the conditions that produced their persecution to continue. “Never Again” must not remain an empty promise. On this Hazara Genocide Memorial Day, remembrance must strengthen our collective commitment to recognition, justice, accountability and prevention. #StopHazaraGenocide

Five years ago today, on 17 September 2021, the doors of secondary schools were closed to girls in Afghanistan. Today, hundreds of @eba_ac students graduated from Grade 12 and our internationally recognised Level 2 programme. They studied. They sat their exams. They graduated. 🎓 17 September must remain a reminder: women & girls of Afghanistan and their futures must never be forgotten. #AfghanGirls #Education #Afghanistan