The International Service for Human Rights and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, in a letter to the UN Human Rights Council, have demanded urgent focus on the Taliban's gender-based persecution in Afghanistan.

These entities have advocated for the official recognition of gender apartheid in the nation to diminish governmental interactions with the Taliban.

Their communication highlights the Taliban's restrictive orders and misogynistic actions against women, effectively ostracising them from public life and pushing them to the margins of society.

By acknowledging the existence of gender apartheid, these human rights organisations believe that pressure will mount on all governments and international bodies that are in dialogue with the Taliban, encouraging them to refrain from any form of engagement or compromise.

The International Service for Human Rights and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom also called on global nations to denounce the oppression and mistreatment of women, as well as the state of gender apartheid in Afghanistan.

To date, the Taliban have dismissed all national and international pleas for the observance of Afghan women's rights, asserting that their policies are aligned with Sharia law and remain immutable.