UN Women has recently stated that women’s rights defenders in Afghanistan are exposed to significant personal risks.
In a message shared on its X account on the occasion of the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, the agency wrote that women’s rights defenders in Afghanistan continue to organize and protect their communities, even though they often face serious personal dangers.
UN Women described Afghan women and girls as courageous.
The organization emphasized that it will continue to support women and girls in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the Alliance of Human Rights Activists, marking the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,” also stated that supporting women’s rights is a top priority in efforts to combat violence against women in Afghanistan.
The organization stressed that Afghan women and girls have faced the harshest restrictions and silencing policies over the past four years.
Furthermore, since taking control of Afghanistan, the current government has banned women and girls from education. Its latest restriction closed the doors of medical institutes to girls and women, even though the health sector across Afghanistan is facing a shortage of staff.
This action by the current authorities has left millions of school-aged girls deprived of education.
In addition, women have been banned from going to gyms, restaurants, public baths, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a mahram, and working in domestic and international NGOs, as well as UN offices in Afghanistan.
