US EditionUN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for OHCHR Report and Oral Update of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan
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Human rights in Afghanistan dominate UNHRC session in Geneva
The human rights situation in Afghanistan took center stage at the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, where restrictions on women and minorities were sharply criticized. A report presented by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned of the devastating impact of these restrictions, particularly on women’s access to education and healthcare. “Maternal mortality — much of which is preventable …
UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for OHCHR report and oral update of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan
UK Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR report and oral update of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, according to an EFE on-the-ground investigation, was a "death trap" for women and girls, exacerbating the already precarious conditions they live in as a result of the Taliban regime and its "gender apartheid." This repressive system acted as a lethal amplifier, making them the primary victims of the tragedy.
UN Rapporteur Warns Afghanistan Faces “Test” of Global Commitment to Human Rights – KabulNow
Geneva– The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has warned that the Taliban’s continued repression risks turning Afghanistan into a “lost cause” unless the international community acts decisively. Speaking at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Bennett described an alarming escalation of rights violations under Taliban rule, particularly against women and girls. He cit…
Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world because of the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s access to health services, says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Mr. Turk made the remarks today (Monday, September 7) at the opening of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council. He added that the Taliban have not only restricted women’s access to health services, but have also violated many of their …
UN rights chief: Women’s rights ‘almost erased’ in Afghanistan
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Monday that Afghanistan faces a severe rollback of fundamental rights, with women’s access to health care and other freedoms sharply restricted and maternal mortality among the world’s highest. “Four years after the return of the Taliban, the erasure of women and girls from public life is almost complete,” he told the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. He also…
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