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Afghanistan: UN tells Taliban to open up on abuses committed by security forces as experts warn against normalisation of Taliban rule (news.un.org)

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Five years after the Taliban seized power, such grave concerns as human rights violations, detention and discrimination against women and girls continue to be consistently raised by UN agencies and partners, from UN Women to the Security Council.

Since the takeover, UNAMA has monitored the situation of governance, rule of law, security and human rights across Afghanistan, including developments in domestic law, the criminal justice system and respect for victims’ rights.

UNAMA reports have already highlighted a significant lack of public information on the status of investigations or actions to hold perpetrators of human rights violations to account.

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UN experts warn against normalisation of Taliban rule, urging States to actively support the codification of gender apartheid as a distinct crime against humanity.

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[–] PointlessLifePersonified@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

UN: Look! We're doing something! Doesn't matter that it's a decade too late, or that we're trying to distract from our inaction on the bigger genocidal problem going on right now, right?

[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Or what? They’ll send them a strongly worded letter, and no Christmas card?