UN experts have demanded the Taliban immediately release two women's rights defenders who have been in detention for more than a month. The Taliban has barred women from most areas of public life and work and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures imposed after the militants took power in 2021. UN experts, including the special rapporteur on Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, described the release of Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and family members as an urgent matter. They have not been granted legal representation, charged with a crime, or brought before a court.
UN Experts Urge Taliban To Free Two Women's Rights Defenders In Afghanistan
- By AP
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