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"The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast
approaching. Since then, Afghan women have been denied the most basic human
rights in what can only be described as gender apartheid.
Only by labelling it as such and making clear the situation in Afghanistan is a
crime against humanity can the international community legally fight the
systematic discrimination against the country’s women and girls.
Erasing women from the public sphere is central to Taliban ideology. Women’s
rights institutions in Afghanistan, notably the Ministry of Women’s Affairs,
have been dismantled while the dreaded Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue
and the Prevention of Vice has been resurrected.
The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission has been dissolved and the
country’s 2004 constitution repealed, while legislation guaranteeing gender
equality has been invalidated.
Today, Afghan women are denied a post-secondary education, they cannot leave
the house without a male chaperone, they cannot work, except in health care and
some private businesses and they are barred from parks, gyms and beauty
salons."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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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
