“Taliban have imposed gross restrictions on the rights of women and girls across Afghanistan”: Amnesty International

With arrival of March 8, International Women’s Day, Amnesty International said that serious measures must be taken to prevent the violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan.

This organization releasing a report has discussed the situation of women across the globe.

Relating to Afghanistan, Amnesty International said that after August 15, 2021 gross restrictions on the rights of women and girls across Afghanistan have been imposed.

Amnesty International said that more than 80,000 global supporters and activists have signed a petition calling on the international community to urgently stand up for women’s rights in Afghanistan and hold the Taliban accountable for their unrelenting suppression of women and girls’ rights.

The organization added that Afghan women have been told that they cannot return to their jobs, and without a male member of the family they cannot travel.

Amnesty International added that the system to promote women rights and defend against violation although was not that perfect, has been ruined.

Amnesty International said that despite brave protests of women across the country, the Taliban remain bent on constituting a society in which women are rendered second class citizens. 

Taliban’s government has not reacted regarding the Amnesty International report.

But earlier Taliban officials had said that they respect women’s rights within an “Islamic framework.’