Taliban targeting of women may constitute ‘crime against humanity’, UN experts say ☞ The National
“A team of UN experts said on Friday that the latest actions by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities against women and girls may amount to ‘gender persecution, a crime against humanity’ and should be investigated and prosecuted under international law. In recent months, violations of women and girls’ fundamental rights and freedoms in Afghanistan, already the most severe and unacceptable in the world, have sharply increased,’ read the statement.”