Sec. 501. Report on human rights abuses by the Taliban
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the extent to which the Taliban, or any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan under the direction or control of the Taliban or a member of the Taliban, has carried out or facilitated serious human rights abuse. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include— an assessment of the Taliban’s respect for the rule of law, press freedom, and human rights, including the rights of women, girls, and minorities, in Afghanistan; an assessment of the extent to which the Government of Afghanistan has adhered to the basic human rights standards set out in the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which was ratified by Afghanistan in 1983, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; a description of the scale and scope of any incidents of arbitrary arrest or extrajudicial execution; an assessment of the degree to which Afghans who formerly served as part of the internationally recognized government of Afghanistan or who have ties to the United States have been the target of Taliban-supported revenge killings, enforced disappearances, or other forms of abuse, including torture; a detailed description of how the rights of women, girls, and minorities in Afghanistan have been impacted, specifically with respect to access to education, freedom of movement, and right to employment, since the Taliban’s seizure of power in August 2021; an evaluation of the ability of human rights defenders, female activists, and journalists to freely operate in Afghanistan without fear of reprisal; an assessment of whether any of the abuses carried out by the Taliban, or any agency or instrumentality described in subsection (a), constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity; and a description of any steps taken to impede access by independent human rights monitors and United Nations investigators. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be provided in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.