Gender Equality

All persons, regardless of gender, are entitled to equal treatment under the law. This section focuses on decrees uniquely affecting women, from clothing and mobility to speech and participation in public life.
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DEC2-06202023

The ban on female employees in migration aid organizations in Kandahar.

DEC2-06262023

The closure of women’s beauty salons across the country.

DEC2-06272024

The Ministry of Education postponed the implementation of 5,000 Afghanis salary for all female employees.

DEC2-07152022

Abolition of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General in the Department of Combating Violence Against Women.

DEC2-07182022

Replace female employees in the Ministry of Finance with male members of their families.

DEC2-08092022

Prohibition of female flight attendants' employment at Ariana Airlines.

DEC2-09072021

The Taliban announce interim government, entirely male and without the inclusion of women, as well as the transformation of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs...

DEC2-09192021

Female employees in the municipality were forced to stay home.

DEC2-12222022

The ban on female teachers and the presence of female employees in educational institutions.

DEC2-12242022

The ban on women working in domestic and international non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan.

DEC2-12252022

Women were banned from entering and working in any nongovernment offices (international or national NGOs).

DEC3-02232024

Taliban punished a women for fleeing her home and two men for theft in Parwan.

DEC3-02262023

Taliban close safe houses for women, placing them at risk of violence again.

DEC3-03042023

Taliban nullified thousands of divorce cases ruled in the Republic of Afghanistan.

DEC3-04012024

Written court orders lead to public flogging and imprisonment in Faryab for adultery and fleeing home.

DEC3-04202023

Execution of punitive sentences on more than six individuals in Faryab province.

DEC3-05012024

Detention of a women's rights activist by the Taliban in Takhar province.

DEC3-05142024

Taliban flogged a woman and a man in Ghazni for an alleged extramarital relationship.

DEC3-05262024

Taliban punished 1 woman and 7 men in Ghor province for moral crimes.

DEC3-05302024

Taliban punished four individuals in Kunduz province.
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