Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a new statement on Tuesday urged governments to continue to express their collective outrage at the denial of fundamental rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Noting the latest in a string of decisions the Taliban that violate every aspect of the rights of women and girls, HRW sought support for the local voices of Afghan women inside the country who are still bravely chanting "Bread, Work, Freedom."
In its statement, it said that there is no country in the world in which the basic human rights of women and girls are more restricted than Afghanistan and that in 2023, Afghanistan remains the only country where women and girls do not have access to secondary and higher education.
The rights watchdog stressed that women are being dismissed from all leadership posts and need to be accompanied by a male guardian while traveling in most provinces of Afghanistan.
It also emphasised how women also do not have the right to most employment and are barred from working with international NGOs.
The statement said that these restrictions are a key contributing factor to Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, which affects the entire population, and has the greatest impact on women and girls due to countries cutting aid to Afghanistan.
