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UN condemns Taliban's new decree on women after it legitimises use of viol
Updated : 2 days, 18 hours ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has strongly condemned the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan over a new decree that effectively expands and legitimises the use of violence against women and children, including in homes, in the country.
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Over 80 publicly flogged in Afghanistan in past month amid human rights co
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
More than 80 men and women have been subjected to public floggings across Afghanistan over the past month, raising alarm among human rights groups about ongoing abuses and a lack of judicial transparency under Taliban rule.
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee deportations over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of women, children, and the ill, could violate human rights. It called for exemptions and urged a humanitarian approach as deportations are set to begin from September 1, 2025.
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Nearly 12,000 Afghan migrants deported from Iran, Pakistan in four days
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a newsletter, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said that 11,997 Afghan migrants were expelled by the governments of Pakistan and Iran and have returned to Afghanistan.
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Amnesty International urges Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amnesty International stressed that the Taliban's policies violate international laws.
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Afghan people losing trust in West, women's rights were not important in U
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amid international concern over the erosion of women's rights in Afghanistan, Omar Haidari, a Berlin-based Afghan rights activist, has said that the Western countries cannot escape their share of responsibility for the human rights issues and that the agreement signed by the US with Talib
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UN officials raise concern on situation of women in Afghanistan
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As Afghan women continue to remain deprived of their basic rights, the United Nations officials have once again raised concerns on the situation of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule.
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Taliban continues to suppress human rights, particularly those of women, i
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban, under its rule in Afghanistan continues to suppress the basic human rights, particularly the rights of women, as the females in the country remain deprived of education, employment and a lot more.
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Taliban intensified suppression of human rights in Afghanistan: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch has released a new report stating that the Taliban has intensified its suppression of human rights, especially women's rights, in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
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UNAMA reiterates its commitment to rights of women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As women and girls continue to face denial of basic human rights under the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reiterated its commitment to the rights of women and girls in the country on the occasion of World Human Rights Day, according t
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Human rights issue not "interference" in Afghan affairs: UN deputy special
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UN deputy special representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel said that the issue will be raised continuously till the rights of women are not "respected".
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The organization in a statement said two-thirds of Afghanistan's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition and women and girls remain at most risk.
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