Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, on Tuesday called for the formal recognition of gender apartheid as a legal framework to address the Taliban’s systemic oppression of women and girls.
Speaking at a side event during the 59th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, Mr. Bennett said such recognition would be a crucial step toward accountability and justice.
On the second day of the Council’s session, a series of events focused on Afghanistan drew attention to the country’s worsening human rights situation, with calls for stronger international mechanisms and urgent responses to the growing crisis.
