Women & Human Rights
-
UN Rapporteur Urges Probe and Accountability Woman’s Suicide in Ghor
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has called for an investigation and accountability following the…
Read More » -
Young Girl Sets Herself on Fire in Ghor in Protest Against Forced Marriage to Taliban Member
Local sources from Ghor province told media that a young girl in the Taywara district set herself on fire and…
Read More » -
Taliban Flog Four People, Including Two Women, in Two Provinces
On Tuesday (April 29), the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced in two separate statements that four individuals—two women and two men—were…
Read More » -
Over 70% of Afghan Women Face Serious Barriers to Humanitarian Aid, UN Women says
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has reported in a new publication…
Read More » -
Taliban Flog a Man and a Woman in Baghlan
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a man and a woman were publicly flogged in Baghlan province on charges…
Read More » -
Afghanistan Journalists Center Calls for Release of Journalists from Taliban Custody
The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has expressed deep concern over the continued detention of journalists and media workers by the…
Read More » -
Taliban flogged 17 people, including a woman, in the provinces of Kabul and Uruzgan
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced the public flogging of 17 individuals, including one woman, in Uruzgan and Kabul provinces. In…
Read More » -
Taliban Labels Calls to Halt Executions as “Irresponsible”
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry, responding to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) call to suspend the death penalty,…
Read More » -
Taliban Flog Two Men in Ghor
The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that two men were publicly flogged in Pasaband district of Ghor province. In a…
Read More » -
Taliban Leader: “Clerics’ Words Are Law, and People Will Be Forced to Obey”
Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, made controversial remarks during a meeting with teachers accompanying Hajj pilgrims in…
Read More »