»Die geschlechtsspezifische Verfolgung von Frauen und Mädchen in Afghanistan durch die Taliban stellt ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit dar«

The crime against humanity of persecution targeting women and girls in Afghanistan has been manifested in various ways:

• Restrictions on freedom of movement, expression, and association;

• Restrictions on employment;

• Restrictions on dress;

• Bans on education;

• Arbitrary arrests and violations of the right to liberty.

Human Rights Watch’s research on Afghanistan since 2021 has found that the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls meets the four requirements for crimes against humanity as set out under the Rome Statute: (1) that the attack is “widespread or systematic”; (2) that the attack is directed against a “civilian population”; (3) that the acts are committed “with knowledge of the attack”; and (4) that the acts are “pursuant to or in furtherance of a State or organizational policy to commit such attack.”

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