Richard Bennett urges Taliban to lift ban on women working in NGO

Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to lift the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations.

UN special rapporteur condemns lack of accountability for crimes

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, condemned the lack of accountability for war...

Taliban imposed system of 'widespread discrimination': UN

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the...

UN urges release of Chinese human rights defender

"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special...

'International community has betrayed Afghan women': Richard Benn

Amid the worsening women's rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard...

“Thin, tight, short” clothes banned in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan

The citizens of the province have been directed not to wear "tight, thin, and short" clothing, calling it an...

UN official calls on Taliban to “reverse draconian policies”

The UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennet, called on the Taliban to reverse the “draconian,...

"Women's public presence in Afghanistan erased by Taliban"

Irene Khan said in a report that women's rights groups play an important role in the struggle for gender equality...

UN report highlights discrimination against women in Afghanistan

"One of the most illustrative examples of the systematic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan today...

Forced marriages, conversions continue in Pakistan: Report

According to the data compiled by one of Christian Solidarity Worldwide's (CSW) local partners in Pakistan, the...

India slams UN Special Rapporteur for making comment on Kashmir

India's mission to United Nations slammed Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues over the comment on G20 meet in...

UN experts call on Taliban to end "brutal" forms of punishment

A group of UN-appointed ten Special Rapporteurs, including Richard Bennett and members of the Working Group on...