UN chief backs global call to end Taliban’s restrictions on women, girls
“What is happening in Afghanistan can be compared to some of the most egregious systems of oppression in recent history,”.
Women
Afghanistan, Women
Germany, three other nations threaten to refer Taliban to International Court over women’s rights violations
This legal warning comes as the Taliban has recently enacted laws that significantly curtail the rights of women and girls.
Women
Rights group warns of ‘great risk’ in deporting women to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
In a statement, the group described the risks faced by deported Afghan women, emphasizing that the Taliban has systematically violated.
Afghanistan, Women
International Day of Peace: Activists criticize Taliban’s failure to establish peace
Human rights advocates argue that the Taliban has done little to ensure lasting peace.
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Beauticians in Kabul say they are being extorted by Taliban
Since the Taliban shut down salons, she has been forced to operate clandestinely to make ends meet.
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Women’s rights movement criticizes international community for neglecting Afghan women, girls
The group emphasized that over the past three years, the Taliban has enacted numerous decrees aimed at erasing women from.
Afghanistan, Women
EU Parliament calls for recognition of ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan in new resolution
The resolution strongly denounced the Taliban's recent decrees enforcing Sharia law and the continued exclusion of women and girls from.
Afghanistan, Women
Taliban publicly flogs two women, a man in northern Afghanistan
The court's statement detailed that one of the women received 39 lashes and was sentenced to one year in prison,.
Women
Taliban publicly flogs woman in Sar-e Pul
The woman received 39 lashes, according to a statement from Taliban-run supreme court.
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Taliban reinstitute ‘systematic gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan: CEVAW chief
The global push for the recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan has gained momentum, with women’s rights activists calling for.