<
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/05/afghanistan-relentless-repression-4-years-into-taliban-rule>
"(New York) – The Taliban have deepened their repression since taking over
Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, by intensifying restrictions on the rights of
women and girls, detaining journalists, and silencing all dissent,
Human
Rights Watch said today. Afghanistan now faces one of the world’s worst
humanitarian crises, exacerbated by donor governments’ aid cuts and the return
of 1.9 million refugees expelled from Iran and Pakistan.
The Taliban have continued to bar girls from education beyond the sixth grade
and women from universities. Women also face severe restrictions on employment,
freedom of movement, and access to public spaces and services. These rights
violations have limited their access to humanitarian aid and health care. On
July 8, 2025, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the
Taliban leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the chief justice, Abdul Hakim
Haqqani, on a charge of the crime against humanity of gender persecution.
“The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the
gravity of the Taliban’s abuses, particularly against women and girls,” said
Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan researcher at
Human Rights Watch. “The Taliban’s
abhorrent acts should compel governments to support efforts to hold the Taliban
leadership and all those responsible for serious crimes in Afghanistan to
account.”"
Via David.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
