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Constitutional Loya Jirga. include legal scholars and jurists. Two are women. 131
II-2.) The Interim Administration shall establish a
Judicial Commission to rebuild the domestic justice
system.
III-C-5.) The Interim Administration shall establish
an independent Civil Service Commission.
III-C-6.) The Interim Administration shall establish
an independent Human Rights Commission.
IV-1.) A Special Independent Commission for the
Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga shall be
established by the end of January 2002.
IV-3.) The Special Independent Commission shall
publish and disseminate the rules and procedures for
the convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga at least ten
weeks before the Emergency Loya Jirga convenes.
Yes. On November 28, 2003 a new Judicial Commission was
inaugurated. The Commission includes two women. 132
Much time was lost with the previous Judicial Commission,
which was dismantled due to the fact that it was considered
insufficiently independent. 133
Yes. Afghanistan’s Civil Service Commission was reconstituted by
decree in June 2002. Its first meeting did not take place until
April 29, 2003. The head of the Commission is Heyadat
Amin Arsala. 134
Yes. The Afghanistan Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was
established on June 6, 2002. Dr. Sima Samar was appointed
Yes.
director. 135
No. The rules of procedure were released only one day before the
Emergency Loya Jirga. This delay meant that organizers and
activists did not have an opportunity to learn and use the
rules. The first few days of the Loya Jirga lacked an agenda
and were considered chaotic. 136
132 “’Much to be Proud of’ in Afghanistan One Year after Bonn Agreement, but World Community Cannot Afford Complacency, Security Council Told,” UN press
release (SC/7599), December 13, 2003, < http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/sc7599.doc.htm> (accessed January 12, 2004).
133 “Afghanistan Has Made Remarkable Progress, but Reconciliation, Continued International Attention Needed, Security Council Told,” UN press release (SC/7553),
October 30, 2003, < http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/sc7553.doc.htm> (accessed January 12, 2004).
134 United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) press briefing, May 1, 2003,
(accessed December 19, 2003).
135 United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) press briefing, June 30, 2003,
(accessed December 19, 2003).
136 International Crisis Group, “The Afghan Transitional Administration: Prospects and Perils,” July 30, 2002,
(accessed November 12, 2003).