EU Sanctions 3 Taliban Officials For Gender-Based Violence Against Afghan Women

The European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on three Taliban officials for committing gender-based violence against Afghan women on Thursday.

The Union announced that the Taliban’s chief justice and ministers of justice and education have been sanctioned for their role in depriving Afghan girls and women of the right to education.

In a statement, the EU stated that under its global human rights sanctions regime, 18 individuals and five entities in Afghanistan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Russia have been sanctioned due to their role in committing serious human rights violations and abuses.

The European Union has also imposed restrictive measures against 12 other individuals and five entities responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia.

It has been nearly 670 days since the Taliban prevented the reopening of secondary and high schools for girls in Afghanistan. In addition to preventing the right to education, the Taliban has imposed extensive restrictions on the right to work, travel, sports, and many other fundamental rights of women in Afghanistan.

Afghan rights groups and women have repeatedly asked the international community to recognise the gender apartheid against women in Afghanistan imposed by the Taliban.

However, except for the latest move of the EU to sanction the Taliban leaders, there have not been any tangible restrictive measures taken against the group in the past two years since they have taken control of Afghanistan.