Bennett says it is time to recognize ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan
Bennett also criticized what he described as insufficient international action in response to the situation in Afghanistan.
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Taliban flog eight people in two provinces
Two people were flogged with 35 lashes Thursday in Bamiyan province after being found guilty of theft.
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UN expert warns Afghanistan faces ‘profound’ health, human rights crisis
Those from minority and marginalized communities, he added, face “intersecting and compounding barriers.”
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UN rights chief calls Afghanistan ‘graveyard for human rights’
At Human Rights Council session, UN officials warn of escalating repression under Taliban rule, as women’s say the Taliban are.
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UN official warns Taliban penal code strips legal protections from women
The penal code removes equality before the law and limits criminal liability for domestic violence, UN Women’s special envoy says.
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Afghanistan takes center stage at UN Human Rights Council meeting
Countries voiced concern over treatment of women and call for investigations as Taliban rule draws scrutiny.
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UN official: ‘Appeasement’ does not work in face of Taliban rights abuses
She acknowledged that in some of those discussions, the imperative to protect women’s rights had, at times, been softened in.
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Afghanistan on agenda as UN Human Rights Council opens session
Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, is expected to present a report on Feb. 25.
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On Mother Language Day, UN warns of growing threats to linguistic diversity
The day was proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999 following a proposal by Bangladesh and has been observed worldwide since 2000.
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UN says social justice requires equal access to education and decent work
“Across the globe, people continue to grapple with profound inequalities,” the statement said.