Gender Equality

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DEC8-11052022

Taliban ban women's protests and demonstrations.

DEC8-11012022

Establishment of an anti-riot women's police force in Kabul.

DEC5-11012022

Female students without a chadari are barred from university entry, citing a direct order from Taliban leader.

DEC1-10302022

Lashing and beating of female students at Badakhshan University for not wearing hijab.

DEC7-10272022

The removal of the female representative from the Media Violations Commission.

DEC5-09262022

Taliban directive requiring female media guests to cove faces on air, with noncompliance resulting in broadcast bans.

DEC1-08232022

Official decree mandates complete gender segregation in all educational institutions, enforcing discriminatory staff reassignments and restructuring.

DEC2-08092022

Prohibition of female flight attendants' employment at Ariana Airlines.

DEC5-08012022

Taliban order male employees of the Ministry of Education to grow beards, and women employees to observe the hijab.

DEC2-07182022

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

DEC2-07152022

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

DEC9-07042022

Ban on women from traveling in taxis without a male guardian in Kabul.

DEC8-06172022

Directive prohibiting women from attending Friday prayers in Herat.

DEC3-06162022

Women not permitted to file complaints against their husbands in court in Herat.

DEC1-06052022

Taliban's directive to reopen schools for girls from grades one to twelve, with restrictions imposed on girls dress for grades above six and from...

DEC4-06032022

Taliban informally pressure tailors not to sew ladies suits.

DEC9-06012022

Taliban enforces verbal directive in Herat banning unaccompanied women from using local transport or bicycle taxis.

DEC2-05172022

Dismissal of three female professors from badakhshan University.

DEC1-05102022

Banning women from choosing majors like agriculture, civil engineering, journalism, veterinary sciences, and geology in university entrance exams.

DEC5-05082022

Official Taliban leader decree mandating national committee to develop national hijab enforcement policy with tiered punishments for non-compliance.

DEC5-05072022-A

Official Decree mandating women cover their faces in public, and ordering punishment of male family members if they fail to do so.

DEC5-05072022-B

Full-face hijab mandated for women, with penalties for male guardians upon violation.

DEC5-04102022

Directive mandating hijab for female students and teachers, and banning neckties for male students and staff in Kabul schools.

DEC8-03272022

Directive segregating recreational park days by gender and enforcing hijab, limiting women’s access to public spaces.

DEC1-03052022

Taliban's decision to enforce gender segregation in Afghan universities.

DEC5-03012022

Directive mandating hijab, gender segregation, and denial of entry to unveiled women in government offices.

DEC5-02222022

Female employees without hijab have been barred from entering offices.

DEC11-02222022

Talibal extract forced confessions from female protestors.

DEC4-02202022-B

Verbal Taliban directive leads to suspension of driving licenses and training for women in Kabul & Herat.

DEC4-02202022-A

Written order mandates hijab and gender segregation in public health offices, with enforcement by inspection committee.