Taliban treatment of women may constitute a crime against humanity

“In recent months, violations of the fundamental freedoms and rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, which are the most serious and unacceptable in the world, have increased sharply”, consider independent experts, who are commissioned by the UN, but do not speak on behalf of the organization. .

These recent restrictions, such as the ban on visiting parks in Kabul, as well as previous discriminatory measures, “must be investigated as gender-based persecution (considered a crime against humanity) to be prosecuted under international law”, emphasized Richard Bennett, rapporteur special attention to the situation of human rights in Afeganistão.

Bennet also teamed up with members of the working group against discrimination against women and girls. They ask the Taliban, which returned to power in August 2021, that respects Afghanistan's commitments to human rights.

The gender restrictions include:

• Closing of girls' high schools;
• Female employees are excluded from most public jobs;
• Obligation to cover oneself with a full veil;
• Women cannot travel alone outside the city, and are prohibited from visiting parks, gardens, gyms or public bathrooms.

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