Afghan women workers at risk as Taliban tightens restrictions

Afghan women workers at risk as Taliban tightens restrictions

Restrictions on female employment mean that many women are forced to work in dangerous conditions

Islamic Law in the News Roundup

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS “UNICEF call[ed] on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan.” For more content and context on the recent developments in Afghanistan, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law.”  In Afghanistan, “[a] woman and a man were publicly flogged in Ghazni province after being convicted of “moral corruption,” Tali…

HRC58 Side Event: Afghan Women’s Demands for Justice and Accountability - Key Takeaways

Introduction  The Taliban’s oppressive rule has been systematically erasing women and girls from public life. They face some of the harshest restrictions on rights and freedoms in the world—banned from education, employment, public spaces and even seeking justice. Gender-based violations and crimes in Afghanistan are institutionalised, systematic, and central to the Taliban’s system of ruling, enforced through oppressive enforcement methods. Tho…

Hamid Karzai calls for lifting Education and Job Restrictions on Afghanistan's women in Eid Message - Khaama Press

Former President Hamid Karzai, in an Eid al-Fitr greeting, stressed the need to reopen educational centers for girls and remove work restrictions on women, viewing closed schools and universities as major obstacles to national progress. In a message posted on his official social media platform X, Karzai congratulated the arrival of Eid al-Fitr and called for the resumption of girls’ education along with the creation of job opportunities for wome…

Karzai urges Taliban to lift restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment

KABUL, Afghanistan — Former President Hamid Karzai has renewed calls for the Taliban to lift restrictions on women and girls, urging the reopening of girls’ schools and the restoration of employment opportunities for women across the country. In an Eid message on Sunday, Karzai congratulated Afghans on the holiday but emphasized that the path to national progress depends on full access to education and work for all citizens. “The continued restr…