UN rights council slams Taliban's 'oppression' of women
The 47-country council urged the Taliban to end bans on work, education and voting, and renewed its Afghanistan rights monitor for another year.
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UN rights council slams Taliban's 'oppression' of women
The United Nations' 47-country rights body adopted the resolution without a vote. The council said human rights in Afghanistan were deteriorating and voiced serious concern about the "grave, worsening, widespread and systematic oppression of all women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban". The council "deplores the Taliban's institutionalisation of its system of discrimination, segregation, domination, disrespect for human dignity and exclusi…
UN Human Rights Council Extends Richard Bennett’s Afghanistan Mandate for One Year
The United Nations Human Rights Council has extended the mandate of Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, for another year, with new work focusing on gender-related concerns and the situation of minorities in the country. Bennett confirmed the extension in a post on X on Monday, thanking members of the Human Rights Council for renewing his mandate. He said the resolution would provide for an …
UN rights council slams Taliban’s ‘oppression’ of women
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Monday unanimously urged the Taliban to repeal all practices restricting the fundamental freedoms of women and girls, saying Afghanistan’s institutionalised discrimination should shock humanity. The United Nations’ 47-country rights body adopted the resolution without a vote. The council said human rights in Afghanistan were deteriorating and voiced serious concern about the “grave, worsening, widespread an…
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called on the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to end practices that restrict the fundamental freedoms of women and girls. In a resolution adopted without a vote on Monday, the Council expressed serious concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, in particular what it said was institutionalized discrimination against women. The Council, which is made up of 47 states […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution to extend the mandate of Richard Bennett as Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan for another year. According to a statement by the UN Human Rights Council, the resolution was adopted today (Monday, October 3) without a vote. Mr. Bennett wrote in X that under the new resolution, he is […] The post United Nations Human Rights Council extends Richard Bennett’s mandate for another year a…
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