Woman laws at Afghanistan
As of April 2025, the legal and social status of women in Afghanistan has sharply deteriorated under the Taliban's de facto rule, with systemic and severe restrictions on their rights and freedoms.
⚖️ Legal Framework
Since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021, they have imposed a series of decrees that systematically dismantle women's rights. These include:
Education Restrictions: Banning girls from attending secondary schools and universities, effectively ending formal education for women and girls.
Employment Bans: Prohibiting women from working in most sectors, including NGOs, with threats to revoke licenses of organizations employing women.
Morality Laws: Enforcing the "Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice," which mandates full-body coverings for women, bans their voices in public, restricts their movement without a male guardian, and criminalizes interactions with non-relatives.
Healthcare Access: Banning women from pursuing medical education, leading to a shortage of female healthcare professionals and jeopardizing women's access to medical care.
🧕 Social and Cultural Impact
These legal measures have led to
Public Erasure: Women are effectively erased from public life, with restrictions on their appearance, speech, and presence in public spaces
Increased Vulnerability: Women without male guardians face heightened risks of harassment, violence, and deprivation of basic needs
Human Rights Violations: Widespread reports of arbitrary detention, torture, and sexual violence against women who protest or defy Taliban orders
🌐 International Response
The international community has condemned these action:
United Nations The UN Security Council and UN Women have expressed deep concern over the Taliban's policies, urging the immediate repeal of restrictive laws and highlighting the detrimental impact on women's rights and public health.
Human Rights Organizations Groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have documented and denounced the Taliban's actions as violations of international human rights standard.
The situation remains dire for Afghan women, with little to no legal recourse or protection. The international community continues to call for accountability and support for Afghan women in their struggle for basic rights and freedoms.
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