Posts Tagged ‘UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’

Taliban’s repression of Afghan women – outrageous

Thursday, September 12th, 2024
repression of Afghan women

The UN’s top human rights official has condemned the Taliban’s repression of Afghan women and girls, calling the situation “outrageous” and warning of its dire consequences for the country’s future. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the Taliban’s morality laws, which severely limit women’s roles in society, are a form of systematic Read more