UN protests women’s arrests in Afghanistan for alleged clothing violations
UNAMA said at least 21 women and girls were detained, and it urged Taliban authorities to ensure equal treatment under the law.
- On Sunday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan expressed concern over multiple arrests of women in Herat for alleged non-compliance with dress requirements, citing serious human rights violations.
- A Taliban directive issued last week prohibited women from appearing in public without what authorities described as a 'proper hijab,' enforcing a strict interpretation of Islamic law requiring complete coverage.
- Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice officials were witnessed stopping vehicles in Herat and detaining women; a 23-year-old reported seeing officials carrying whips during arrests.
- Taxi drivers reported being told not to transport women without a chador, while residents in Herat noted fewer women leaving home; a 33-year-old woman said, 'Life has become very difficult for us.'
- A UNICEF report warned that restrictions on women's employment risk losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030, while the Ministry claimed 'there is nothing unusual in Herat.
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You see how the Taliban government's morale police detained numerous women, as part of a campaign of repression for the clothing criticized by the UN. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) yesterday expressed its "concern over the multiple arrests and arrests of women in Herat, Afghanistan, for an alleged violation of dress standards."The Taliban authorities govern according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law and ha…
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UN protests women’s arrests in Afghanistan for alleged clothing violations
By ELENA BECATOROS The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over what it says are arrests and detentions of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly not adhering to regulations governing how they should dress. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said on X late Sunday that the arrests and detentions in the city of Herat raise “serious human rights concerns.” It did not provide details. Afghanistan’s Ministry for t…
Several women were reportedly arrested by the customs police in Afghanistan because they were not wearing the chador or burqa, which completely covered the body.
U.N. protests women’s arrests in Afghanistan for alleged clothing violations
The United Nations' mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over what it says are arrests and detentions of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly not adhering to regulations governing how they should dress.
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UN protests women's arrests in Afghanistan for alleged clothing violations
The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over arrests and detentions of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly not adhering to dress regulations.
One of the few windows to the world still within the reach of Afghans and, above all, of Afghan women — social networks — had for days been warning that in a western province of Afghanistan, Herat, many women were being detained after being accused of violating the rigid dress code of the Taliban ruling the country, forcing them to cover themselves from head to toe. A video, broadcast by a woman, according to activist Jahanzib Wesa, showed anoth…
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