Amnesty International has described five years of Taliban rule as one of the world’s worst human rights crises and called for gender apartheid to be formally recognized.
The organization said on Monday, August 10, marking the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover, that a number of Afghan women and human rights defenders would meet with Amnesty International Australia in Canberra to discuss the human rights situation and their demands from the Australian government.
The organization added that five years have passed since Afghanistan descended into one of the world’s worst human rights crises, with women and girls continuing to face widespread and systematic violations of their rights.
Amnesty International called on the international community to take practical action to end the situation.
The organization called for the recognition of gender apartheid and urged Australia to support efforts to hold the Taliban accountable for human rights violations through international mechanisms.
Amnesty International also called on the Australian government to expand humanitarian and refugee pathways for at-risk Afghans, particularly women, girls, human rights defenders, and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities.
