The world watches in alarm as Afghanistan sinks deeper into gender apartheid under Taliban rule. Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed a sweeping series of restrictions that have erased decades of progress on women’s rights — and drawn international condemnation.
🚫Girls are banned from attending secondary schools and universities, while women are prohibited from most jobs, including NGOs and government positions. Thousands of female workers have been forced out of the workforce, plunging families into poverty.
⚖️Women are no longer allowed to travel without a male guardian, visit parks, or even speak publicly in many areas. Female judges, lawyers, and journalists have been dismissed, replaced by men loyal to the regime.
🌍 The United Nations, Human Rights Watch, and other global organizations have condemned these policies as a form of gender apartheid — systematic oppression based solely on gender. The International Bar Association recently warned that Afghanistan has become “the world’s most repressive country for women.”
💔Despite the outcry, the Taliban continue to enforce these draconian rules with impunity. Women-led protests are often met with violence or arrests. Afghan activists and global leaders are urging the international community to recognize and act against this gender-based persecution before an entire generation of Afghan women disappears from public life.
The situation in Afghanistan is not just a women’s issue — it’s a human rights crisis that tests the conscience of the world.
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