UN rights chief decries 'shocking oppression' of Afghan women by Taliban

Reuters - 13/09
The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a "shocking level of oppression" of women and girls and said human rights in the country were in a state of collapse.

GENEVA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a "shocking level of oppression" of women and girls and said human rights in the country were in a state of collapse.

The Islamist Taliban regained power in August 2021 after a two-decade insurgency against the Western-backed government and have deeply restricted the rights and freedoms of women and girls through bans on education and work.

"Human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse, acutely affecting the lives of millions of women, men, girls and boys," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk told the Hum...
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