Ajmal Samadi Director,
ARM H 186, St. 12, WAK Kabul, Afghanistan
Phone: +93797323333
Email: samadi.ajmal@gmail.com.

ARM data analyst: Mrs. Tamana Dawi (20091030),

Background:
Ajmal Samadi is director of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Rights Monitor, an independent rights watchdog. The Kabul based group which was set up in Kabul 2008 says it is funded by afghan domestic rights campaigners. In 2009 ARM clashed with the Chairman of the Election Complaints Commission (ECC), Grant Krippen, because of allegations from ARM against ECC. UNAMA has dismissed 22 January 2009 recommendations to the UN and other international actors by the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), a new Kabul-based rights watchdog, as "superficial and deeply uninformed". AfghanBios view: Afghan Rights Monitor (ARM) is a shady group in Kabul. So it not clear who is really behind ARM. Either it is a "one person organization" (Ajmal Samadi) or something else - the afghan Government? - is behind it.