Taliban deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling, United Nations agency says
PBS NewsHourAUG 14 2024
He reported in June that Afghan women and girls were subject to a treatment akin to "gender apartheid," noting "the systemic oppression" could amount to a crime against humanity.
This comes a week after Bennett urged the international community not to "normalize the de facto authorities or their appalling human rights violations" as the Taliban observed the third anniversary of their takeover.
The UN Human Rights Council appointed him to monitor Afghanistan's human rights situation in April 2022, less than a year after the Taliban returned to power.
The Taliban banning Bennett from visiting Afghanistan shows the regime's crackdown on human rights is ongoing. Taliban's sweeping curbs on women and girls' access to education, employment, public places, salons, and gyms highlight their gender-based persecution. The international community must insist on reversing the institutionalized and systematic repression against millions of Afghans.
The Taliban views and respects women's rights according to Islamic law and Afghan customs. Bennett misrepresented the ground realities, published biased reports, exaggerated minor issues, and propagated hatred toward the Afghans to undermine the government's credibility on the global stage. The West failed the people of Afghanistan, but it will not be allowed to meddle with the country's internal matters and rattle it again.
The Taliban banning Bennett from visiting Afghanistan shows the regime's crackdown on human rights is ongoing. Taliban's sweeping curbs on women and girls' access to education, employment, public places, salons, and gyms highlight their gender-based persecution. The international community must insist on reversing the institutionalized and systematic repression against millions of Afghans.
The Taliban views and respects women's rights according to Islamic law and Afghan customs. Bennett misrepresented the ground realities, published biased reports, exaggerated minor issues, and propagated hatred toward the Afghans to undermine the government's credibility on the global stage. The West failed the people of Afghanistan, but it will not be allowed to meddle with the country's internal matters and rattle it again.