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Exposé: Multiple Human Rights Abuses. Gender Persecution in Afghanistan.
Chronicle Analytical’s review of the humanitarian situation in contemporary Afhganistan’s perpetually gendered society. Learn more below.
Shortly after the withdrawal of the United States military personnel in August 2021, the Taliban seized control of Kabul—the capital city of Afghanistan—after launching an armed offensive against the National Defense and Security Forces. Since then, the Taliban has been wrongfully and illegally imposing power on its citizens, notably women.
An August 2021 to Remember.
Since its siege on the government, the Taliban has decreed various laws that siege Afghan women’s participation in the public and domestic sectors. Notable restrictions include but are not limited to:
Appearing in public without a Mahram (male guardian.)
Speaking loudly in public.
Being visible from the window of their home.
Riding a motorcycle or a bike.
Doing laundry in a river where they are publicly visible.
A Gender Siege, in Blue
Men in Afghanistan are given the right to punish women in certain situations should they break the law.
For instance, if a woman is to be found doing laundry at a river bank, she is to be brought into custody of the male guardian, who is expected to punish her severely.
Legal, Domestic Prosecution
The trending phrase by Meryl Streep that began to circulate on social media highlights Taliban’s restrictions on women, describing the perpetually gendered Afghan phenomenon.
The saying, sadly, is not wrong. With women unable to speak out in public, show their skin, or participate in any way in society, the current humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is a direct attack on women, their autonomy, and their basic human rights.
“Cats Have More Rights than Women In Afghanistan.”
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