The U.S. Congressional Human Rights Commission has stated in a statement has announced plans to hold a hearing on the situation of women in Afghanistan on July 30.
The commission has said that since August 2021, the situation for women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan has “dramatically worsened.”
The statement noted that “severe and dehumanizing restrictions imposed by the Taliban” have intensified control over the private lives of Afghan women.
“A growing list of severe and dehumanizing restrictions imposed by the Taliban, including prohibiting women from working and denial of access to education, have starkly reduced their ability to participate in Afghan public life and tightened controls on women’s private lives. The restrictions and their wide-ranging consequences, including the deepening of the country’s economic and humanitarian crises, have been documented by the U.S. Department of State, various United Nations agencies, and many human rights organizations,” the commission stated.
The hearing aims to present witness testimonies describing the current state of human rights for women and girls in Afghanistan and to offer recommendations for congressional action.
Rina Amiry, US special envoy for human rights in Afghanistan, will attend the hearing, according to the statement.
