Geneva, Switzerland – Web Desk: Growing international concern has emerged over the deteriorating human rights situation for women in Afghanistan, with global leaders and experts urging decisive action to protect women’s rights under the Taliban administration.
Addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council, President of the 80th UN General Assembly and former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the situation in Afghanistan had become a serious example of systematic human rights violations.
She stated that restrictions on women’s employment and girls’ education violate fundamental human rights and are also hindering the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the country. Baerbock called on the international community to take concrete and decisive steps to safeguard human rights in Afghanistan.
Experts and analysts have described the treatment of women in Afghanistan as comparable to “gender apartheid,” arguing that such practices should be recognized as an international crime. They warn that strict policies have severely affected women’s education, employment opportunities, and social participation.
Human rights activists have urged global powers and international institutions to urgently address the situation and implement effective measures to protect Afghan women and girls.
