The Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG ) on Thursday asked government for trial of war criminals in Afghanistan.
The transitional Justice Coordination Group criticised celebration of 7 and 8 of Sawr (solar month) in the country adding that the days were the beginning of disaster in Afghanistan.
The group said that war criminals should be tried and be prevented from being part of the power in Afghanistan.
The group believes that the culture of impunity, strengthening of the power of human rights violators and the silence of government have paved the way for war criminals to remain safe in Afghanistan.
“We call these days ( 7 and 8 Saur) as disaster days in the history of Afghanistan, both days were disastrous, millions of our fellow compatriots were killed, displaced and the people faced miseries, Afghans’ homes were looted and unforgettable disaster occurred, some by Communists and some by people who misused Islam to come to the power ,” a Member of Transitional Justice Coordination Group Younos Akhtar said.
Afghan people are believed to have witnessed major crimes against humanity in their country. The group also warned the Taliban that group cannot come to power by killing innocent people.
According to the group, Afghans hate the Taliban and the hatred is growing every day.
“Taliban should know that they cannot come to power by misusing Afghans’ names and honours, and by killings, suicide attacks, stoning women and cutting off people’s body parts,” the Member of Transitional Justice Coordination Group Ajmal Balochzada said.
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission is said to have documented all the crimes in “conflict drawing “ report but the government is against its release, and that is believed to be one of the reasons why those accused of war crimes and human rights violations have not been brought to justice in the last 11 years.
Meanwhile, the existence of mass graves is seen as a sign of human rights violation and war crimes in the country.
“We see that there are mass graves discovered in several corners of Afghanistan where innocent people were buried,” a Member of Transitional Justice Coordination Group Mohammad Ashraf Bakhtiari said.
The Transitional Justice Coordination Group has asked the Afghan government and international community and international criminal court to try all war criminals including the Taliban and make sure that transitional justice is implemented in Afghanistan.