The fundamental human rights of all Afghans must be respected, including the rights of religious and ethnic communities, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a Human Rights special report on the 23 July attack in Kabul that killed 85 civilians and injured more than four hundred.
The report, released on Tuesday, entitled "Attack on a Peaceful Demonstration in Kabul, 23 July 2016," reviews the challenging context of the demonstration, the planning and preparedness of Afghan Security Forces, their behavior during the demonstration and immediate response to the attack and its aftermath.
It raises, where relevant, human rights concerns for the Afghan authorities. The report also discusses the risk mitigation measures that were taken by the Afghan Security Forces and demonstration organizers. It is not intended to replace the Government's own criminal investigation into the incident.
A protest body known as the 'Enlightening Movement' organized a large-scale peaceful demonstration in Kabul on 23 July, at the end of which two suicide bombers detonated their explosives' belts against the demonstrators, the second one misfired and the attacker was shot by Afghan Security Forces. Almost all of the casualties were male and from the Hazara community which is predominantly Shia Muslim.
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