Amnesty International Calls Five Years of Taliban Rule a Severe Human Rights Crisis
Amnesty International has described Afghanistan as one of the world’s most severe human rights crises, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the Taliban administration’s return to power, and has called for the recognition of gender apartheid. The organisation said women and girls in Afghanistan continue to face widespread and systematic violations of their rights.
On Monday, 20 August, Amnesty International said a number of Afghan women and human rights defenders are meeting with Amnesty International Australia in Canberra to discuss the human rights situation in Afghanistan and their demands of the Australian government.
The organisation has called on the international community to take practical action to end the situation. Amnesty International has also urged Australia to support the prosecution of Taliban human rights violations in international mechanisms.
It further called for the expansion of humanitarian and refugee pathways for Afghans at risk, especially women, girls, human rights defenders, and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities.
Amnesty International is an international human rights organisation that regularly publishes reports on the situation in countries. Canberra is the capital of Australia, and advocacy meetings and discussions with the country’s institutions are usually held there.
