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UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for dress code violations
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, JUL 21 – UNAMA condemned recent arrests of dozens of Afghan women in Kabul for dress code violations, urging Taliban to reverse restrictive policies that isolate women and erode public trust.
- On July 22, UNAMA said detentions occurred between July 16 and 19 in Kabul, when dozens of women and girls were held by Taliban morality police.
- Since returning to power in 2021, Taliban authorities began requiring full-body coverings, introduced a May 2022 hijab decree, and issued over 100 decrees restricting education and public life.
- In Kabul neighborhoods, AFP witness reported Taliban officers told two women to go with them at gunpoint, forcibly detaining women from public places.
- These incidents serve to further isolate women and girls, contribute to a climate of fear, and erode public trust, UNAMA added, while religious leaders including prominent Shia clerics urged respect for dignity and human rights groups labelled the crackdown "gender apartheid".
- Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Hibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, while human rights groups and the Afghan diaspora condemned Taliban dress code arrests, and the international community urged respect for women's rights.
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UNAMA Voices Concern over Arrest of Women, Girls in Kabul for Dress Code Violations
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. UNAMA has raised concern over the recent arrest of women and girls in Kabul by Taliban authorities for alleged dress code violations, urging respect for human rights and reversal of restrictive policies, Khaama Press reported. The arrests have sparked outrage and deepened fears among Afghan women. World News | UNAMA Voices Concern over Arrest of Women, Girls in Kabul for Dress Code Violations.
Washington DC.- United Nations Monday expressed its concern over the arrest of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban due to alleged non-compliance with the dress code imposed by the authorities. In May 2022, the Government issued a decree requiring women to show only their eyes and recommended that they wear burka from head to toe. The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, has repressed the way women dress and behave in public, especially thro…
The United Nations (UN) has expressed its concern for the arrest of Afghan women in the capital of Kabul, accused of violating the strict clothing code of the Taliban government.
UN ‘concerned’ as Afghan women arrested over Taliban dress code
The United Nations expressed its 'concern' on Monday over a series of arrests of Afghan women in the capital Kabul who were accused of breaching the Taliban government’s strict dress code, with officials denying such detentions.
UN ’concerned’ as Afghan women arrested over Taliban dress code
The United Nations expressed its "concern" on Monday over a series of arrests of Afghan women in the capital Kabul who were accused of breaching the Taliban government's strict dress code, with officials denying such detentions. Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban authorities have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law and require all women to be covered from head to toe. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said…
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