UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan

Nov 27, 2022

UN experts have demanded an investigation into the suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan as a form of gender persecution as the situation of...

Rights of Afghan women, girls 'under attack', says UN

Jan 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 : The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised concerns over the situation of women and...

End destructive policies against Afghan women, UN rights chief urges

Dec 27, 2022

On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This came after they had already...

Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders, say UN experts

Oct 31, 2023

A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a crime or brought...

Afghanistan: UN committees urge Taliban to honour promises to protect women, girls

Aug 30, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 : Two UN Committees on Monday (local time) called on the Taliban to honour their pledge to protect Afghan women...

Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief

Mar 11, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 11 : As the world mark International Women's Day this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined...