Afghanistan International: Richard Bennett, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, said in a new report that women’s and girls’ access to healthcare has been severely restricted since the Taliban returned to power. The report says bans on women’s education and employment, as well as restrictions on freedom of movement, have deepened
Times of India: Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the 90-page criminal code permits husbands to physically abuse their wives and children, provided it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds.” Click here to read more (external link).
Tyla: A new penal code has been published by Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women. The alarming news comes in light of Hibatullah Akhundzada – the Supreme Leader of the Islamist extreme group – signing a 90-page criminal code which outlines different degrees of legal penalisation depending on
Afghanistan International: Under the directive, all members of a surgical team must be either entirely male or entirely female, and mixed-gender teams are prohibited. The order states that a patient’s gender will not be considered when assigning surgical staff. The new order has raised concerns about the ability of Afghanistan’s healthcare system to provide adequate
Amu: Taliban prevented women from entering a major industry exhibition in Kabul, sources told Amu TV on Friday, sharing video footage of the incident. The third “International Exhibition of Industry of Afghanistan” opened on Thursday, Feb. 12, and is scheduled to run for five days, featuring about 400 booths. One participant told Amu that women
Afghanistan International: In the video, the girl says she was compelled to work in order to protect and support her sisters. The phenomenon of girls dressing as boys was also common during the Taliban’s first period of rule in Afghanistan. Afghan filmmaker Siddiq Barmak later portrayed this reality in the film Osama, which tells the
Amu: Taliban have stopped paying salaries to female government employees who were previously told to stay at home while remaining formally employed, effectively removing them from the state payroll, sources said on Saturday. Several affected women said the decision amounted to dismissal and would have immediate consequences for their families. Click here to read more
8am: Yesterday, Taliban Morality Police stormed a women’s beauty salon in Kabul that had been quietly operating inside a private courtyard. Witnesses say the forces behaved aggressively, issued threats, and seized all the salon’s equipment. By targeting beauty salons, eyewitnesses add, the Taliban not only strip women of their personal freedoms but also wipe out
8am: In this report, the situation of women has been examined based on three main indicators: inclusion, justice, and security, and it shows that women in Afghanistan are in the lowest global position in terms of security and access to justice. According to the report, severe restrictions on women’s right to work and education have
8am: Sources in Kabul say that the Taliban have, for the past few days, prohibited women from entering the Sakhi shrine in Kabul city. These sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, December 11, that the reasons for this ban include the failure to observe the hijab as prescribed by the Taliban, the mixed