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80 States Urge Kabul to Reverse Edicts Against Women

By Shamsurrahman Khpalwak in ToloNews,Oct 4, 2023 at 9:51 PMEighty countries in a joint statement delivered to the UNGA 78th meeting expressed their concern over the violation of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan. UAE, Australia, Japan, Spain Chile, EU and 74 UN member states and observers- in the statement- have asked the Islamic Emirate to respect women and girls’ rights based on Islamic values and international human rights. In the joint statement, the countries…

USCIRF: Kabul Issued 80 Religious Edicts, Decrees Since August 2021

By Hadia Ziaei in ToloNews, Aug 31, 2023 at 8:57 PMThe United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in its report that since August 2021, the Islamic Emirate has issued of 80 religious edicts and decrees in Afghanistan. According to the report, over half of the 80 religious edicts and decrees directly enforce severe restrictions on women and girls, hampering their ability to live according to their own religious interpretation, including bans on…

UN Rapporteur Report Spotlights Islamic Emirate Edicts Regarding Women:

By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, June 16, 2023 at 10:53 PMA report authored by the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan Richard Bennett, and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, indicated “widespread and systematic discrimination to which women and girls in Afghanistan are subjected.” According to the report, between September 2021 and May 2023, more than 50 edicts were issued regarding women and girls by the Islamic Emirate, which has “deprived Afghan women…