Amu: Afghanistan has become a “graveyard for human rights,” the United Nations high commissioner for human rights said on Thursday, warning that an expanding body of Taliban decrees is entrenching repression, particularly against women and girls. Speaking at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk said a “cascade of edicts and laws” issued since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 has had a “crushing impact” on the Afghan people and is being codified into an increasingly broad legal framework. Click here to read more (external link).
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