Daily Reports
Freshta Abbasi: The Taliban Have Intensified and Brutalized Their Machinery of Oppression Against Women
Freshta Abbasi, a prominent Afghan researcher at Human Rights Watch, has voiced…
Public Floggings Continue Under the Shadow of “Sharia”: Taliban Whip 14 People, Including a Woman, in Public
The Taliban have once again showcased the brutal face of their self-declared…
UN: Taliban Have Turned Afghanistan’s Judicial System into a Tool for Oppressing Women
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan, has…
Richard Bennett: Taliban Rule Is Not Permanent—Change Is Inherent in Afghanistan’s History
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…
Four Years Under Taliban Rule: Escalating Repression, Humanitarian Crisis, and Global Inaction
On the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power (15 August…
Taliban Flog 23 People, Including a Woman, in Four Provinces
In yet another instance of harsh punishment, the Taliban publicly flogged 23…
UN Report: Taliban Harbors Terrorist Groups, Poses Global Security Threat
United Nations experts, in a report to the Security Council, state that…
Taliban’s Tourism Diplomacy: Foreign Women Enjoy Freedoms Denied to Afghan Women
As the Taliban detains Afghan women and girls in public and denies…
People’s Tribunal for Afghan Women to Be Held in Madrid
In an unprecedented initiative, four leading human rights organizations have announced the…
Taliban Shuts Down Women’s Café in Herat: Relentless Suppression of Women’s Freedom
In yet another assault on women’s rights, the Taliban shut down “Black…
Kabul Women’s Arrests: Asma’s Account of Terror in Taliban Custody
Asma (pseudonym), a young woman recently released from Taliban custody in Kabul,…
Taliban in Herat: Women Without Burqa Denied Entry
In Herat, the Taliban have escalated their crackdown on women’s public presence,…
Heather Barr: Taliban Seeks to Systematically Eliminate Women’s Independence and Freedom Through Arrests
Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights…
Public Flogging Enforced: Taliban Targets Women and Men in Daikundi and Kabul
The Taliban's Supreme Court announced that a woman in Daikundi province was…
