The Taliban’s restrictions on women’s and girls’ freedoms may constitute a
crime against humanity, according to the UN special rapporteur on human
rights in Afghanistan, who spoke out on Friday.
The Taliban’s persecution of women and girls, according to Richard Bennett
and other UN rights experts, worsens “flagrant abuses of their human rights
and freedoms, which are already the most draconian globally and may amount
to gender persecution — a crime against humanity.”
Since the Taliban took back control in August 2021, most women working for
the government have lost their jobs or are being given a pittance to stay
home.
crime against humanity, according to the UN special rapporteur on human
rights in Afghanistan, who spoke out on Friday.
The Taliban’s persecution of women and girls, according to Richard Bennett
and other UN rights experts, worsens “flagrant abuses of their human rights
and freedoms, which are already the most draconian globally and may amount
to gender persecution — a crime against humanity.”
Since the Taliban took back control in August 2021, most women working for
the government have lost their jobs or are being given a pittance to stay
home.
