Richard Bennett, the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has arrived in Qatar to meet with "diverse groups" of Afghan men and women, along with government representatives, on the situation in Afghanistan.
The Taliban has formally codified into law a long set of rules governing morality. The new law, which consists of 35 articles, imposes sweeping restrictions on women's movement and behavior and stipulates that men must attend prayers and grow beards.
Afghanistan is one of the largest recipients of humanitarian aid from the European Union, EU officials said on August 27, one day after saying it was appalled by a new decree issued by the Taliban-led government further restricting the lives of women.
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural agency, said on August 15.
The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan with a military parade on August 14 amid what international aid groups say is one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian crises.
The Taliban has created "the world's most serious women's rights crisis" since returning to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
RFE/RL's Radio Azadi asked French President Emanuel Macron on July 22 about the significance for Afghan female teams competing in the upcoming Paris Olympics. He says these athletes carry the "hope of other women" and praises the resilience of Afghans.
The oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran is fueling a global push for "gender apartheid" to be recognized as a crime under international law. What is it and what is the path to recognition?
An Iranian filmmaking duo shot the story of millions of Afghans living for decades in Iran without rights. Alireza Ghasemi and Raha Amirfazli cast real Afghan refugees, secretly shooting in locations where their cast cannot legally go. In the Land of Brothers screened in Karlovy Vary in July.
Women's rights were not on the agenda and women were excluded, as members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban took part in UN-organized international talks in Doha on June 30-July 1, prompting criticism from human rights groups.
Two days of UN-organized talks on international relations with Taliban-led Afghanistan were getting under way in the Qatari capital, Doha, on June 30, with the Taliban present for the first time.
At least 13 Afghans have received the death penalty in Iran so far this year, according to the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights.
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